Bluespadawan - That guy's statement isn't true. For example DC and Time Warner as well as Disney are adamant about protecting their material and characters. Disney at one point sued an orphanage in Hawaii because they painted a picture of Mickey Mouse on the outside of their building play yard. If a company does not activily persue protecting its intellectual property then the court may let others use that property without litigation or fees. Another example was a book written about the OJ Simpson trial but done in a Cat in the Hat style dialog. The Dr. Suess organization sued them for using this style and won. The excuse that just cause someone has come after you yet doesn't mean they won't is a logically flawed. Also being a small fry doesn't help. Eidos and the studio doing the two movies sued an erotic art pay site for misuse of their Lara Croft character. Don't be fooled by thinking if you're small you can do whatever you want with any character you want. That isn't going to protect you.