Casette- No, you don't need permission from 100 artists to use their products in your artwork- the product's license usually allows for commercial projects. However, an issue is raised when you use an "officially licensed" product. For example, if you use DAZ's "Anna Marie" character and that character is used in a "non-favorable light" (character gets shot or killed or is placed in an 'adult' situation), then the licensor may say that your image is not in the spirit of the license and ask you to stop your artwork. As for TV-show copyrights, are you really saying that shows like All in the Family, Coupling, and The Office were made without permission from the British companies (probably the BBC)? Even if the BBC could not file a lawsuit (which they probably could), I would think that networks would want to keep each other happy. That way, the BBC would be free to "translate" an NBC show (and vice versa) without any complaints. --John

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