Is it illegal to paste licensed material to another surface and sell it?

Question

Let's say I take a Disney Princess picture that was purchased at retail and paste it to a peice of wood and sell it. Is this illegal?

Answer 1

Yeah because the picture is copyrighted until the author dies and 70 years passes hope this helped.

Answer 2

Trademark legislation is complex, but generally:

    * a name cannot be copyrighted, but can be protected as a trademark, whether used as a design or not

    * logos are generally protected under trademark legislation (check for the  or  symbols)

    * don't use someone else's trademark in a way which would allow you to profit from the logo, or to confuse you with the real owner

    * you may use marks and logos to criticise or parody the trademark owner, as long as it is clear you aren't the real owner

    * remember many cartoon characters are protected as trademarks

Hope this helps you.

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