Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida

copywrights and artists

Can a painter or sculptor create and sell a painting or sculpture of a copywrited caracter or celeberity? i.e. a painting of Micky Mouse or a Sculpture of Cher. Does this change for one of kind pieces will not be reproduced?


Asked on 9/21/00, 4:21 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Jane M. Savard TrueNorthLaw PLLC

Re: copywrights and artists

No. You could ask for permission or purchase a license to reproduce the image.

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Answered on 10/31/00, 9:34 am
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: copywrights and artists

Not without the written permission of the copyright holder.

It is the Image which is copyrighted, not the process. Reproducing a copyrighted image is what the law protects against.

The answer is no.

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Answered on 10/23/00, 9:43 am


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