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Old February 20th, 2008, 23:19   #17
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I'm not a lawyer, but from my dealings with Copyrights, I do believe that this wouldn't in fact be a copyright infringement as it's being done by an individual for personal use: it falls under "Fair Use."

It'd be a copyright violation if it was being done commercially, or in an attempt to knock something off (that's more intellectual property/patents) or misrepresent a product (counterfeit).

We're allowed to record TV shows on VCRs or whatever, copy songs off our CDs onto our MP3 players, or photocopy a page out of a book -- even though those are all copyrighted works. Similarly (maybe more relevant to this case), unauthorized printing and selling a Tshirt of a band (trademark) would be illegal, but you can make one for yourself.

Kinda like Fan Art.
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