tarotbear
Not sure, but I hope the mods leave this under Decks or Chat since the Peanuts deck is being discussed and this discussion brings up deck creation, copyrights, and intellectual property...without an actual deck existing.
Nothing exceeds like excess.
When my Everyman Tarot deck became a reality it opened up a new realm for me: creating something new to Tarot. At the time I was on Netflix watching the movie and TV versions of 'Sordid Lives' and said 'With this bunch of crazy characters - there has to be a Tarot deck in here somewhere!' I sat down and started listing all the characters - perhaps a Majors-only deck?
In truth - I would not be using stills from the movie or show, so I would not be infringing on the image rights. I intend to hand-draw the characters, make them look somewhat like their celluloid counterparts, and suit them to a Major Arcana card. They would, however, have to bear some resemblance or it would only be an art exercise. This would truely be 'Fan Art.' Should the 'Star' be Tammy Wynette, Brother Boy, or Olivia Newton-John?
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Made the Star Brotherboy; Olivia Newton-John will be Strength, and Tammy Wynette will appear on her own special card!
However - I did not create the characters; they sprang from the fertile mind of Del Shores who wrote the play, screenplay, and television versions, along with a very talented (and screwball) cast of actors. Del Shores created the characters, their names, and the situation/plot. It can be argued that I am going to make my profit based on someone else's work.
So the case becomes - is using his characters to make a Tarot deck infringing on the creative and intellectual property rights of Del Shores? Can I even call it 'The Sordid Lives Tarot - A Fan Deck'? Should I name it after Texas town they live in ... "The Winters,Texas Tarot"? "The Sordid Lives Tribute Tarot"? "Del Shores' Sordid Lives Tarot"?
In the back of my mind I think Del Shores will laugh his butt off if this deck was created; he could also laugh his butt off as his lawyers send me a 'cease & desist' order!
So ~
What part of this is infringement, and what part is creative license? When did or do I cross the line?
{And - if you've never seen 'Sordid Lives' - go find a copy and watch it! }
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I found out Del Shores set the play in Winters, TX - AND THERE REALLY IS SUCH A PLACE!
Nothing exceeds like excess.
When my Everyman Tarot deck became a reality it opened up a new realm for me: creating something new to Tarot. At the time I was on Netflix watching the movie and TV versions of 'Sordid Lives' and said 'With this bunch of crazy characters - there has to be a Tarot deck in here somewhere!' I sat down and started listing all the characters - perhaps a Majors-only deck?
In truth - I would not be using stills from the movie or show, so I would not be infringing on the image rights. I intend to hand-draw the characters, make them look somewhat like their celluloid counterparts, and suit them to a Major Arcana card. They would, however, have to bear some resemblance or it would only be an art exercise. This would truely be 'Fan Art.' Should the 'Star' be Tammy Wynette, Brother Boy, or Olivia Newton-John?
*** ETA ***
Made the Star Brotherboy; Olivia Newton-John will be Strength, and Tammy Wynette will appear on her own special card!
However - I did not create the characters; they sprang from the fertile mind of Del Shores who wrote the play, screenplay, and television versions, along with a very talented (and screwball) cast of actors. Del Shores created the characters, their names, and the situation/plot. It can be argued that I am going to make my profit based on someone else's work.
So the case becomes - is using his characters to make a Tarot deck infringing on the creative and intellectual property rights of Del Shores? Can I even call it 'The Sordid Lives Tarot - A Fan Deck'? Should I name it after Texas town they live in ... "The Winters,Texas Tarot"? "The Sordid Lives Tribute Tarot"? "Del Shores' Sordid Lives Tarot"?
In the back of my mind I think Del Shores will laugh his butt off if this deck was created; he could also laugh his butt off as his lawyers send me a 'cease & desist' order!
So ~
What part of this is infringement, and what part is creative license? When did or do I cross the line?
{And - if you've never seen 'Sordid Lives' - go find a copy and watch it! }
*** ETA ***
I found out Del Shores set the play in Winters, TX - AND THERE REALLY IS SUCH A PLACE!