--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Scrapper Black Dragon
<scrapperbd_at_y...> wrote:
> Who has copyright on Tabitha, TJA mascot?
>
Desiree originally designed the character. She gave TJA
permission to use it on their site. However, the actual copyright
belongs to me, and this is how:
The character was submitted, along with the entire By The Tail
crew, to the Library of Congress for purpose of registering a
copyright. It was done under my name because 1)I designed the
original BTT crew, back in 1990, and 2)Des refuses to release her
real name, which is necessary when registering a copyright.
Des has stated she has no problem with ValKyrie drawing the
character, provided it's within the character's personality.
I haven't spoken to Des about folks selling prints of her, but
that area is kinda grey. The prints being sold on TJA are other
artist's renditions of the character, not Des's actual pictures.
But in a nutshell, I possess the registered copyright on the
character, and have for nearly a year now.
--JMH
Received on Wed Nov 10 2004 - 01:04:03 CST