Quote - tis an ongoing bugbear of mine as well.. and it's not going to change mores the pity.

soon as you raise the point, you get told about copyrights and trademarks and tradedress and how small changes etcetcetc

but nothing on the ethics of copying something from a movie etc and then selling it.

I dont really object to it, if it's a movie someone has taken as ispiration for something, but an out and out copy seems oddly discordant.

There are all sorts of rules about image content and suchlike, but a blatantly copied product can be sold in the marketplace without a problem.

It's a tricky one, if people and fans buy the product and are happy, then there is clearly a market for them, however just because the copyright holder is sufficiently removed from the community
is it ok to do it?

I guess it puts the onus on the copyright holder to object to a product, which is so unlikely no one worries about it. 

I don't know the specific law that covers this area, but I suspect that if Rendo host it, and profit from it, that they would be liable in some way.  Especially since all products are vetted by them first.

John

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