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starkebn posted:Then it's up to the creator of that IP to decide to sue them or not. If they do they might win. They would have to decide whether the PR hit is worth the effort though. If Games Workshop, one of the shittiest companies for C&D litigation regarding it's IP, doesn't ask people to stop playing dress up as their characters then I don't know if it would be a problem with many other companies. But companies are probably within their legal rights to do something if they choose to. I'm not a lawyer obviously but I think this gets into some weird grey areas; you could claim derivative work or parody for some things. Granted the other side of that is that licensed costumes of popular characters probably makes certain people a ton of money and they'd rather not risk shutting that cash cow down. Plus like was said it'd be a PR nightmare. The other side of it is don't professional cosplayers also sometimes get payed by the companies owning the characters to dress up like them? It'd a great promotional tool and is basically free advertising. Even so I'd really, really never want to be that guy that does finally sue a cosplayer the first time.
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See here's the thing. Entity makes thing. Thing becomes popular. Entity makes money off of thing. Other entities come along and see thing is popular. Entities, that number in the N range, see opportunity to make money off of entity that created thing. Life time of entity preying upon * amount of cash made = dollar amount being taken from entity that created said thing. Dollar amount * Number of entities using said thing = even more loving dollar amount. Is "Even more loving dollar amount" >< amount to feed hungry lawyers to sue, lobby and prosecute, "Number of entities using said thing" This is why there are very few if any lawsuits against cosplayers. It's also great loving publicity to the brands that produced things. People love these things, the corporations love these things. This is one thing to the cosplayers, one thing to the share holders and one thing to the management. Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?
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starkebn posted:we're all agreeing here Pretty god damned much. I am still interested to see if SCOTUS takes the time to review this and publishes a paper. It would really make me feel more secure in my photography, which I do as a hobby, but carries more risk then my job.
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VendaGoat posted:I am still interested to see if SCOTUS takes the time to review this and publishes a paper. If oral argument has been scheduled, there will be a decision, and it will be published.
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starkebn posted:Okay, thanks. We're discussing people who win cosplay competitions with cash prizes, would that be different? Also all the chicks who do the mostly naked -> naked photo shoots are probably getting paid by the photographers too. Typically litigation over trade dress infringement happens in a business situation where one party copies the appearance of another party's product so as to pass off the merchandise as their own and sell it without a licensing agreement. A cash prize isn't a previously agreed-upon price for merchandise or a service, though. But being paid by a photographer to dress up as, say, Ariel or any other Disney princess, and then copying her appearance down to the color and style of dress/makeup/hair/shoes/etc would probably be construed as trade dress infringement on the part of the cosplayer. Or selling your hand-made costume that looks exactly like Wall-e - that's lawsuit territory, too, assuming you do it long enough and obviously enough for the IP owner to take notice.
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Gone for a week, the thread is either dead or filled with stupid poo poo.  I ORDERED PIG NOT VEGETABLES!!  Shark's are now in watermelons, wait till black twitter learns of this!  Racist apple i see. When will these pepe apples be banned from stores?  Pupper cosplaying as a Cinnabon. YUM!  Flappy bird IRL  gently caress you John! Bring me lasagna.  Tango el gato en los pantalones!  Tequila worm i think. Not 100%  Cosplay or Prostitute? I can't tell any more
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TheChaosPath posted:Seriously here you thirsty fucks    Halloween Witch Mercy by Tina-Kinz Cosplay https://www.facebook.com/tinakinzcosplay/
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starkebn posted:here you thirsty fucks This just came up on my facebook feed today  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVSRm80WzZk
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starkebn posted:here you thirsty fucks Where you find this? Front page of imgur 
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Clarence Thomas is going to see YaYa Han and we're going to end up in another congressional hearing.
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Snatch Duster posted:Where you find this? Front page of imgur Sure did, learnt from a thread superstar
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joat mon posted:The Royal Manticoran Navy has filed an amicus brief in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, set for oral argument at the US Supreme Court on, of course, Halloween. Wait, let me get this straight, that loving garbage has a fan club?
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starkebn posted:here you thirsty fucks Is this an actual cemetery? I don't think this is very respectful.
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Paladinus posted:Is this an actual cemetery? I don't think this is very respectful. It's ok, I don't think that witch can actually raise the dead.
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DancingShade posted:It's ok, I don't think that witch can actually raise the dead. She can certainly raise something. I mean some eyebrows due to how indecent this photoshoot is.
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starkebn posted:copyright doesn't care if you go out and cosplay as something, copyright cares if you're making money off of someone elses IP It actually doesn't matter if you profit from it or not.
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Paladinus posted:Is this an actual cemetery? I don't think this is very respectful. She can trample my bones anytime 
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Paladinus posted:Is this an actual cemetery? I don't think this is very respectful.
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Snatch Duster posted:
now this is a good example of really having to have the right body type to pull off a good cosplay, just wondering how that dog takes a poo poo while wearing that
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Oct 28, 2016 14:26
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Snatch Duster posted:Cosplay or Prostitute? I can't tell
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Colonial Air Force posted:It actually doesn't matter if you profit from it or not.
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Obscure Simpsons Cosplay strikes again   More: http://imgur.com/gallery/Q46Mz
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You're trying to tell me you don't remember icons like Grumpy Goat and Ku Klux Klam?
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Lord Frisk posted:You're trying to tell me you don't remember icons like Disgruntled Goat and Ku Klux Klam? He had his moments, but otherwise, ehhhh? 
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Reo posted:Thank you for admitting your mental issue. That's the first step toward getting help. LOL considering this is coming from a pedo apologist that posts in aatrek threads.   Wolf of Wall Street and Duchess cosplay. Classy  Pretty good The King of RocknRoll cosplay (elvis)  I think this is some sort of Twin Peaks cosplay, i never watched that terrible show but my wife does/did a lot.  Vagina cosplay obv  Siamese twins can be real sexy and scary at the same time!  Solid gore effect!    Furrys yeesh!
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Here thread, have some dadly cosplay as a palette cleanser http://imgur.com/gallery/gHHew 
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VendaGoat posted:Here thread, have some dadly cosplay as a palette cleanser I love that it looks more like a father and a daughter than on the actual painting.
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A few months ago after posting my Artorias costume all over the internet, I made a friend in Italy who asked for some construction tips on his own artorias. Turns out that we both had the same project lined up next - Soul of Cinder from Dark Souls 3. Seems like he was a lot more industrious than me, I'm still sitting on a pile of uncut EVA foam and half-finished chainmail, while he's been putting in the work.     That loving sword, goddamn.
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Snatch Duster posted:
Going to have this drat song stuck in my head for a week.
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fosborb posted:Going to have this drat song stuck in my head for a week. Wow, just noticed she's even got the fingernails that shine like justice!
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