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i was wondering if i can legally sculpt a likeness of a celebrity or movie character for profit?

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SallyG asked:


i’d like to sculpt the likeness of a movie character or even a sports mascot and sell them for profit. can i do this without asking them for permission?

LUCIANO

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3 Responses to “i was wondering if i can legally sculpt a likeness of a celebrity or movie character for profit?”

1. THURMAN Says:
   November 3rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm

   ELLIOT

   Nope. Even dead ones don’t allow it. The estate of John Wayne follows up on this kind of thing when it’s done on him, and Disney is fanatic about it. Even live actors protect their likenesses since it directly affects their profitability. And if it’s based on a movie person, the studios follow up on this.

   The same would go for sports mascots, the licensing belongs to the teams, not individuals.

   You can get into trouble trying to do it. What you CAN try is contacting the agent of whoever you want to sculpt and ask permission. Some do grant it, some want a full licensing agreement. But if they catch you doing it without permission the lawyers come out.

2. THERON Says:
   November 4th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

   JEFFERSON

   Your not allowed to sculpt/paint a figure of anyone who makes money off their own image. So celebrities are out.

   you also can’t make a likeness of a fictional charecter, particullarly if you use there name: Harry Potter, Shrek, anything from Disney. (Disney loves to sue for that.) or even one from a long time ago, like Lucy or bonanza

   Political figures are fair game though. so go sculpt the politicals doing something wierd, (like we need to make that up, LOL!)

   I know it seems harsh, but think of it this way, if you made money off your own likeness, or created a wonderful character, wouldn’t you want to own all the rights to it?

3. BENJAMIN Says:
   November 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

   GALE

   Yes you can eg. Andy Warhol that is the actors and celebrities. Characters are however copyrighted (all the blurb before and after movies).
   But even with the above the artist has the ability to satirize or use images in a way not normal to the image eg. juxta position just not in
   a way the movie moguls have stitched up.