Meta: At what point am I violating copyright/trademark laws?

[Scott Eiler]

On 06/07/2011 02:29 PM, EDMLite wrote:
> On Jun 7, 7:02 am, Phantasm<phantom_belc... at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
>> Now, I know I've used "What would Batman do?" as a plot point in the
>> past, referencing the old Adam West deathtraps.  But in this case, am
>> I possibly violating DC's copyrights/trademarks by doing this, or am I
>> still covered under "fair use", as I'm making it quite clear that the
>> characters are only dressed up as such?
>>
>> Your thoughts on this are appreciated.
>
> I'm no legal expert, but I'm fairly sure you're OK
> on this one.  You aren't really using the copyrighted
> characters in question — and you certainly aren't
> making any money from their use.

I concur, you're in the realm of fair use.  You're not portraying the 
characters, just people dressed up as them.  Even the major comic-book 
companies use each others' characters that freely.

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