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General Category => Comic Related Discussion => Topic started by: stevecim on February 20, 2019, 03:35:45 AM

Title: using public domain comics to design Toy/collectables
Post by: stevecim on February 20, 2019, 03:35:45 AM

Hi All

Just wondering what can be done with Public domain comics, I'm in the process of designing toys/collectables based of "Golden Age comics", I've been working on some of the spaceships drawn in Space Detective.  I've never sold any of my designs but was wondering if it would be even be legal?


Does public domain mean I can legal use them for the base of my designs?   I guess I will need to ask a lawyer, but I though I would start here :)

Cheers, Steve

Title: Re: using public domain comics to design Toy/collectables
Post by: Yoc on February 20, 2019, 08:12:57 AM

Hi Steve,
If you check in the FAQ section you will see we have a topic on business use questions.  And you are right, we strongly suggest a lawyer be consulted before anything.

-Yoc

Title: Re: using public domain comics to design Toy/collectables
Post by: stevecim on February 21, 2019, 02:54:37 AM

Thanks, Don't know how I missed that :)