[HPFGU-OTChatter] Texas Quidditch update + Possible Copyright Problems?

[Silverthorne]

T-shirts and things of the sort are always a sticky wicket when it comes to copywrite infringement. To be honest, unless Rowling herself decides to *really* throw a fit (and I doubt she would if she's secretly prowling fanfic sites and HP groups without fireballing the whole lot like some authors would), I have a feeling there won't be much of a problem...

I come up with this brilliant conclusion from one very simple fact--any Science Fiction/Anime/Fantasy convention that you walk into has scores of merchant tables (And art galleries) selling merchandise from various shows, books, movies, comics, etc. that are not from the original creators of whatever story it happened to be. As far as I can tell, it's either perfectly legal...or else ignored. which I doubt since half the time those very same authors, movie makers, whatevers can be signed on as guest speakers for various forums... 

The one thing I do know is that if your work *is* related to someone elses' domain, you'd best ackowledge it--if you don't, then I think even the Con Gods will throw you out...

Anyway, I suspect that either the Texas Site is running under 'Con' rules, so to speak, or they've been sanctioned, somehow, by Rowling (something most people 'borrowing' someones else's brainchild will do anyway, if they have half a brain cell...)

Anne/Silverthorne


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