Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Illinois

Question re: copyrights. If a person take a cartoon character (i.e.: Disney) and alter it's appearance (skin tone, clothing, color scheme), could they take this character and reproduce it on clothing apparel, stationary, etc. without breaking any copyright laws? Or do you have to contact the production company to get permission to alter it?


Asked on 8/09/10, 6:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bruce Burdick Burdick Law Firm

Depends on how similar the character remains after the appearance alteration. Call and we can discuss. Also, depends on the name of the original character and the name of your cartoon character and the amount of reputation of each. And, of course, it depends on what .

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Answered on 8/15/10, 8:41 pm


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