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Coming soon... Karate G8M (and a licensing question)

perlkperlk Posts: 854
edited July 2021 in Freebies

This is what I've been spending the last week on... Karate uniform for G8M. Before I release it, would I get in trouble for designing textures for it from a popular 80's movie and more recently Netflix series? This is fan art, really, so I assume this just means no commercial renders? Or am I not allowed to release something like this for free?

Also, am I the only girl out there who rooted against Daniel and for Johnny? wink

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,502

    In theory you cannot copy the designs at all (depending on how they are protected), but in practice non-commercial fan-art is usually allowed/tolerated. You could always say people could use the content commercially if they get the rights holder's permission too.

  • Faeryl WomynFaeryl Womyn Posts: 3,741

    You can also make the textures and just not make them 100% exact, no law against that.

  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,453

    does this need to resemble any movie/series at all? unlike some star wars stuff, a karate outfit is just a type of clothing, like jeans or any generic sportswear - public domain as far as i know. nobody has to pay their respects or money to the inventor of the blue jeans when they create a casual 3d outfit, right?

  • perlkperlk Posts: 854

    I was thinking of the logos, like Cobra Kai and Miyagi-do - karate uniforms themselves aren't that problematic. I will make a note that people can use the Karate Kid logos commercially only if they get the rights holders' permission. Thank you all!

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