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Miscellaneous => Other Anime => Topic started by: Urusei0Yatsura on December 16, 2010, 05:55:03 PM

Title: How do manga artists not have problems with copyright when selling fan art?
Post by: Urusei0Yatsura on December 16, 2010, 05:55:03 PM

They sell fan art and make commissions at conventions yet I don't think they pay copyright. How come?

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/aalley/28851-artists-alley-4 (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/aalley/28851-artists-alley-4)

Title: Re: How do manga artists not have problems with copyright when selling fan art?
Post by: UruseiNeo on December 16, 2010, 08:31:47 PM

cause it's fan art... they drew the characters by themselves, they didn't scan/copy and paste pictures from the actual show or anything.

The character designs aren't copyrighted, otherwise you'd get in trouble for having a remotely similar character in another anime, or a cameo of a character

Title: Re: How do manga artists not have problems with copyright when selling fan art?
Post by: Urusei0Yatsura on December 16, 2010, 08:41:24 PM

What about doujinshis in Japan like in Genshiken when they make money from selling a fan comic that uses the same characters?

Title: Re: How do manga artists not have problems with copyright when selling fan art?
Post by: raikuni on December 16, 2010, 10:31:33 PM

Two words: free publicity!