Justice League drawing

[BruceTimmSr]

Ok, I know Hawkgirl's not in here, but I spent most of my weekend working on just these five JLAers... Would this be considered copyright infrigment if I put it on Ebay? I mean, I've already got a local buyer interested in the original, but I'd like to test the waters in the market, you know..


http://www.geocities.com/mattloaf1/jla.jpg

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[Domino]

Originally posted by BruceTimmSr
Ok, I know Hawkgirl's not in here, but I spent most of my weekend working on just these five JLAers... Would this be considered copyright infrigment if I put it on Ebay? I mean, I've already got a local buyer interested in the original, but I'd like to test the waters in the market, you know..


http://www.geocities.com/mattloaf1/jla.jpg

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http://www.geocities.com/mattloaf1/jla.jpg

Yes it would. I got nailed for it quickly with two sketches of DC characters.

[Calhoun07]

I used to draw comic strips for a comic book store newsletter, and the owner had me put a copyright for whatever character I was using on the picture. So if you added (c)2002 DC Comics, I doubt anybody would give you any static. Not that I am a legal expert! I am just speaking from personal experience and things I had to do to cover my own butt.

[kid_flash]

I dunno. I've looked for sketches on eBay before, and found a number of them by people who I don't recognize as pros. Also, lotsa people sell custom figures there.

[Domino]

Originally posted by kid_flash
I dunno. I've looked for sketches on eBay before, and found a number of them by people who I don't recognize as pros. Also, lotsa people sell custom figures there.

All I can tell you is what happened to me. Here's the email I received:

We regret to inform you that your listing:


1042143650 Harley Quinn Original Art



has been ended at the request of DC Comics, a member of eBay's Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program, because they filed a sworn statement that it offers a product or contains material which violates their copyright, trademark or other rights. In the interest of protecting all eBay users, we end such listings to avoid any association with potentially infringing or unlawful items.

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[Calhoun07]

Kinda like selling bootleg CDs or bootleg CDRs on ebay. There is no way Ebay can monitor each and every item. Likely, somebody reported that person. I reported somebody selling bootlegs because he was uncooperative when I wanted a replacement for a defective DVD. But that's not my advicee, I'd just stay away from it rather than hope that somebody doesn't see your work and get mad at you.

I guess my comic strip was different cuz I did it for free. No money was paid to me for my work.