infinity10 posted at 12:48PM Wed, 11 May 2016 - #4268747

Far as I have gleaned from various reports and news articles about fan art, it really isn't legally kosher, but no one can initiate legal action except the copyright or IP owner ( creator / company / estate of creator / etc ).

I'm not sure what you mean by "legally kosher" since IP holders usually hire lawyers to handle the search and takedown business.

I asked the lawyers if they would go back to Gary Larson/ FarWorks and see if he would approve of my images or let me pay for a license to display my artwork, but they said he said no. Maybe I could go around the lawyers and try to contact him directly or maybe he'd just tell me to go through his lawyers.

wolf359 posted at 12:52PM Wed, 11 May 2016 - #4268772

Now I am certain the OP of this thread is not using Farside art with intention of directly benefiting financially.

No, I would never sell any of The Far Side images that I made. Even when I sold my artwork at art shows, I never printed or displayed any of these images- not even in a portfolio book. However, you have a good point about "branding". Back when I started making the images, I got the reputation of being the guy who makes Far Side images. I have no real way of knowing whether this was good or bad or whether it made me more popular. But I've also made plenty of original images, so it's not like these were the only ones that I made.

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