Thought some might find this info helpful… (I know this is for sure for USA, but I’d imagine it would be similar in other countries…)
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Thanks so much For posting this!
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Wow there are shops on ribblr using trademarked characters that say you can sell the finished product.
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There are on eBay and any other selling platform too… But this is the legal (if not always popular) answer
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I have been back and forth on my scooby slippers myself, because even with the names and in a group photo, most people didn’t get the connection.
But I know that restaurants and hair salons get fined all the time for playing music in thier business, and zazzle shops are like shooting fish in a barrel for trademark lawyers.
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Also, even if you give that pattern away for free, if it’s listed in a shop with other paid patterns, it’s considered advertising because you are using it to draw people to your shop.
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thank you good thing my pokemon are free
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Yay! And I’m so glad this is being well received… I know it’s a touchy subject and some get super defensive about it
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