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Can I sell my Marvel fan art?
The answer is, if you are creating fan art whether for profit or not, any copyrighted character or use of trademark in a description or title without prior written consent from the copyright owner, then selling fan art is illegal but making fan art is not illegal.
Can I put fan art on a shirt?
Fanart Commissions are legal, as long as they’re for personal use only. If you ignore a cease and desist, they can legally come after you. Fanart is illegal to sell because you down own the content or characters and you’r in direct competition with official merchandise.
Do you need permission to sell fan art?
Technically speaking, there’s nothing illegal in the US about making and selling fan art because copyright isn’t enforced criminally. If you don’t want that threat hanging over your shoulder, your best option is to try to get permission from the copyright owner to make and sell your fan art.
Can you sell fan art of anime?
As a short answer, it is totally okay to sell anime art if it’s an original creation and not fan art. It’s okay to sell anime fan art if you have the copyright holder’s permission to do so. Otherwise, it’s illegal to sell fan art.
Does fan art fall under fair use?
The fair use doctrine under copyright law does not give carte blanche protection from infringement to entire genres of derivative works like “fan art” or “mash-ups,” or to “noncommercial” depictions of famous characters.
Why can’t I sell fan art at anime shows?
Some Anime Shows have begun limiting the amount of fan art you can bring: either only a certain percentage of the kinds of items you sell can be fan art (i.e. only 30\% of your prints can feature copyrighted characters) or, they’ve limited the amount of an item featuring fan art that you can sell…
Do Comic Con Artists make and sell fan art?
Easily half the artists exhibiting at any mainstream Comic Con or Anime Show make and sell fan art. And by “fan art” I mean merchandise featuring characters the artist does not own: prints, buttons, tee shirts, key chains, hats, tote bags—I even saw Captain American mittens at the last show I attended.
Can I sell Star Wars and Marvel characters on Etsy?
Almost NONE of the Star Wars or Marvel Comics characters will fall into this category. Most are currently “owned” by Disney which guards it’s trademarks rigorously and could for sure cause problems if you get a cease and desist or trademark infringement through Etsy.
Can you get sued for fan art?
There is a lot of myth that clouds the truth of fan art in regards to what you can and cannot be sued for. Perhaps you’ve heard some of the following myths: One-of-a-kind, original drawings and paintings are legal. Since everyone does it, copyright holders must not care.