ARTISTS & ITEM ADDERS



Artists please check your items for copyrights, before you submit. This includes making things like Tabasco, Band-Aids, etc. These things are copyrighted, even though thats what everyone calls any kind of bandage/hot sauce, etc.

Item Adders Please check over items before you add them to the site, checking for the same problem. We can not have copyrighted things floating around the site without permission.
December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by DebiLee
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Dreamsicle is an orange popsicle (also a registered trademark by the way) with a vanilla ice milk center, Creamsicle is an orange popsicle with a vanilla ice cream center. I'm fairly certain that it is because I was watching someone on tv who was selling a candle of that scent taking great pains to avoid that term.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by PiranhaPettingZoo
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Dreamsicle is copyrighted? I thought that's just what a orange-and-cream popsicle was called. I've never seen a company called dreamsicle. But sorry about that ^^

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Keith
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Left a message with UPN and WB today (WB Owns seasons 1-5 of buffy, and UPN owns 6-7), since I had no idea which one would have hte actual copyright.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by DebiLee
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That's what I was thinking since parodies are protected. How about making the hair darker and having Buffystijn?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Dill
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If you've got permission, Keith, then that's probably okay. Calling 'em to confirm would be a good choice, though.

As for the other stuff ... yeah ... all copyrighted. You might be able to change the names and try passing them off as parodies.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by DebiLee
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I don't know much about Constantine, but it's based on a comic book character, yes? If so, then that would also be a no-no, which was also mentioned by someone back at the time, I believe. However it might be able to be just minorly altered to Keith Constantine Plushie; I'm unsure on that.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Quetzal
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And what about other items?

Like the John Constantine Plushie? And Buffy?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Keith
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I'll call wind-up tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to (I joined their little fan-thing awhile ago and they told me that I can do anything I need to, to advertise Evanescence)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Dill
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And actually, celebrity names and likenesses can't be used without a license. This is to avoid false endorsement.

So ... technically ... I think the Amy Lee stuff is illegal.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Dill
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No, it's definitely a violation.

Yes, I brought up Band-Aids on the board about Tabasco. I didn't realize bandages were in the works at the time. Weird.

Actually, if any of you guys have any questions as to copyright-ed-ness ... feel free to mail me. I'm pretty good at the CYA stuff.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Deleted User

Actually, technically, once a general product becomes well-known for that name (ie Xerox, Kleenex) Those companies cannot hold the copyright anymore. I'll have to re-check on that, but I think we're ok.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by DebiLee
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I was going to post about this on the Staff Board earlier, Band-Aids I knew was, and I think that Dreamsicle (as in taffy) might be, and Jello (as in Float) with the - removed is a bit close to Jell-O, which also is.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by alyssa
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I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. T_T I wont do it again, I thought taking the - out of Bandaid would be ok, because I thought it was just "Band-Aid" that was copywrighted.. -hides unders a rock- D: Sorry.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Keith
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Amy Lee isn't copyright

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by styn
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Amy Lee?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Keith
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Don't worry about it, I probally wouldn't have caught it if someone (mbif I think) hadn't mentioned band-aids specifically the other day

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by Bob_476
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Ugh. And both tabasco and the band-aids were my fault, seeing as I added them both. I had no clue band-aids were copyrighted...wtf. I've never heard of any different brands of band-aids other than just "band-aid". And then "band-aids with little patterns on them". x___x My bad, my bad... salaams

Tabasco sauce I should have known.

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