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#1 2007-07-15 19:46:05

DaBean
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Registered: 2007-04-18
Posts: 3

Question about using movie characters

I am currently making a LOTR themed game, but I do not know if that is illegal or not please post.

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#2 2007-07-16 00:30:20

kevin_karplus
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Registered: 2007-04-27
Posts: 1000+

Re: Question about using movie characters

Using the faces or names of actors without permission (except in news stories) can get you into copyright trouble. Actors make a living off of their images, and may object to their images being used without permission.

(It is unlikely that copyright lawyers would go after a kid using an image in a free game, but that doesn't make it legal.)

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#3 2007-07-16 10:28:04

andresmh
Scratch Team at MIT
Registered: 2007-03-05
Posts: 1000+

Re: Question about using movie characters

DaBean, please read my response to a similar question.


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