Casper Munoz wrote:
if i were to dress someone like uhhh... say superwoman... would i have to get rights to do that?

If you mean putting her in a red cape, a blue body suit, red skirt, and boots (although Supergirl has gone through lots of costume changes) then *probably* not.

However, you stick the big red "S" on her chest, and you are *asking* for trouble. That's a trademark and DC will sue you into your component molecules* for trademark dilution, misappropriation, and whatever else they can think of.

M

*I actually used the phrase "sue you down to your component molecules" to a room full of engineers yesterday. It was great.

Casper Munoz wrote:
So just as long as thier is no logos im golden?
Sweet thanks

I didn't say that.

I said probably not.

It depends on what you do and how aggressive DC is feeling. I am an attorney, but this is not legal advice.

M

Jay K wrote:
Do you think the Washington Nationals would sue me for selling this photo?  Probably not.  When I bought this jersey there was no tag saying I couldn't photograph it.  And when I sell this photo, what's really convincing the buyer to buy it...the jersey, or the hot model wearing it? 

I'm sure if I was a big company and I had corporate lawyers, they'd tell me to fuzz out the logo (see MTV videos with whatever logo clothing is hot this week).  But you know what?  F lawyers.

Don't kid yourself!  If you sold that image with the Washington Nationals logo on it (say it was used in a print ad) You WOULD be sued.  They take that stuff very seriously!  I was working with a local band, who's name was the Ravyns.  They put out a CD of a single they wrote for the Baltimore Ravens Football team.  The NFL said if we photographed any of the band with any NFL logo on it and that CD sold we would all be sued.  They mean business with that sh*t.  Sports teams are particularly weird about it.