Copyright Law Information?

Question by Mrs Heather Schabby, M&D Goddess: Copyright Law Information?
My husband and I are starting a t-shirt business. We would like to know the following, and I’m having a difficult time finding the information on the internet. If you could answer 1 or all that would be great!

1. Can we use someone’s photo (like a celebrity) on a shirt without their permission, or do you need consent? Are drawings okay, like if we hire someone to draw teh celebrity, or is that the same as a picture?

2. Can we use a celebrity’s NAME on a shirt without their permission? Like “I (insert verb here) like (insert celebrity name here)”

3. Can we use a company logo (for instance, the “window” for Microsoft Windows) if we are making a joke about it without permission, or do we need consent?

4. Can we use quotes from movies on shirts without permission, or do we need consent from the writers of the script?

5. If we see a shirt design on the internet from someone else’s website, can we ALSO make that shirt and sell it, or do we need permission from the website?

Thanks so much!

Best answer:

Answer by davidmi711
You would need permission (in writing) do do any of those things.

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