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Would this be a copyright infringement?
I drew these pictures and wrote a story with it and I am thinking about sending it to someone to make it a cartoon. The problem is one of the main characters might be a copyright infringement. This character is name Bob the Tomato and is a tomato and the main veggie tales (popular child video) character is named Bob the Tomato and is in fact a tomato. Although these characters have the same names my bob the tomato is going to not act or be like the other bob the tomato. So is this a copyright infringement?
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you are thinking of any form of distribution or publication then you will need to be very careful or it could prove to be a very costly mistake. Either change it or take legal advice.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
If you're not publishing the cartoon, it's no problem. But why not just change Bob the Tomato? That doesn't seem like it would be hard to do.
- Chicago QLv 61 decade ago
I'm pretty sure it would be if you ever used yours publicly or commercially - the name and likeness is a problem no matter how he acts. Consider just calling him Ollie the Orange or something and avoiding the hassle.
If you need a 'for sure' answer, you can try posting this in the 'Law&Ethics' category under 'Politics&Government'.
- hoboLv 71 decade ago
I would say yes. Turn your character into a carrot instead. (unless he's in veggie tales - avoid all characters in veggie tales)
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