[Jewelry making - Article 00498] - Re: [Orchid] Superman Ring

[Catherine Ondrey]

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>     I'd like to point out a common misconception contained in one of
>     the posts on this subject: (quote) it would be both copyright and
>     trademark infringment (sic) if you sold these for profit (end
>     quote). Making something with the Superman symbol is copyright
>     infringement whether the item is sold or given away. 

    That's not necessarily true.  Copyright, trademark, and patent law
    are very complex areas of law and there are a lot of different
    factors that play into each individual situation.  I was a
    patent/trademark paralegal for many years and every case had it's
    different factors and circumstances. Regarding copyright fair-use, as
    I was thinking of when I posted the above response, see
    http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matters/matters-9602.html for an
    example of determining fair-use. 

Catherine

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