2000ad suspected IP infringement thread

Emperor · 26 August, 2011, 01:11:12 PM

A print of Judge Dredd on a vespa:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/80452808/judge-dredd-riding-a-vespa-5x5-print

Etsy also has some badges:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79320227/im-the-good-fairy-badge-button
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76316367/dredd-button-badges

Although they may be made from cut up progs, so (while a scary concept) I'm not sure where that stands legally.

Emperor · 22 September, 2011, 04:03:34 PM

Back to Redbubble and I stumbled across this (it doesn't come up in the general Judge Dredd search mentioned above), it is lovely and all but selling prints and cards based on it might be going too far:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/pleydo74/art/6114427-the-dark-judges

We've also been over this site a few times and there is a lot of 2000AD material on there, but I thought I'd flag these more obvious examples as they seem to be trademark infringements as well as copyright ones, which could also have a direct impact on sales of official merchandise (all from the same user who seems to specialise in loos and the like):

http://www.redbubble.com/people/ideedido/t-shirts/7602065-abc-warriors
http://www.redbubble.com/people/ideedido/t-shirts/7606786-ro-busters
http://www.redbubble.com/people/ideedido/t-shirts/7604945-strontium-dog
http://www.redbubble.com/people/ideedido/t-shirts/7605045-2000ad-v2

Possibly not falling within your purview:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/ideedido/t-shirts/7605092-doomlord

On similar unclear remit lines there is the complete Judge Dredd film on YouTube but I don't know if Rebellion have a dog in that fight either:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWhUh8RkRfg

Colin YNWA · 22 September, 2011, 04:51:54 PM

Wow the trouble is they're blooming great tee-shirts. I wish Rebellion would so subtly ones like the 2000ad logo etc. Looks great. Naughty and all that but great...

Alski · 22 September, 2011, 05:46:36 PM

Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 22 September, 2011, 04:51:54 PM
Wow the trouble is they're blooming great tee-shirts. I wish Rebellion would so subtly ones like the 2000ad logo etc. Looks great. Naughty and all that but great...

I agree... better get one before he is jumped on!

vzzbux · 22 September, 2011, 07:37:08 PM

Quote from: Alski on 22 September, 2011, 05:46:36 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 22 September, 2011, 04:51:54 PM
Wow the trouble is they're blooming great tee-shirts. I wish Rebellion would so subtly ones like the 2000ad logo etc. Looks great. Naughty and all that but great...

I agree... better get one before he is jumped on!

Yeh feed the bootleggers

V

Emperor · 22 September, 2011, 08:37:54 PM

Quote from: vzzbux on 22 September, 2011, 07:37:08 PM
Quote from: Alski on 22 September, 2011, 05:46:36 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 22 September, 2011, 04:51:54 PM
Wow the trouble is they're blooming great tee-shirts. I wish Rebellion would so subtly ones like the 2000ad logo etc. Looks great. Naughty and all that but great...

I agree... better get one before he is jumped on!
Yeh feed the bootleggers

Urmmm yes, this thread isn't free ad space for unauthorised merchandise.

Patrick · 15 October, 2011, 07:35:24 AM

Brian Bolland blogs about some guy who's selling prints of his Judge Dredd artwork.

james newell · 15 October, 2011, 01:10:29 PM

Quote from: Emperor on 24 August, 2011, 01:04:31 PM
This can't be legal - £30 for a framed print of a Flesh panel (or is this OK if you take the actual page and frame it?):

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77904555/framed-bookplate-from-1989-2000-adhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/77904555/framed-bookplate-from-1989-2000-ad

They have others:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/78082749/framed-bookplate-from-1989-2000-ad
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77867907/framed-bookplate-from-1988-judge-dredd
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77836950/framed-bookplate-from-1988-judge-dredd
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77960649/framed-bookplate-from-1983-judge-dredd
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77953362/framed-bookplate-from-1983-judge-
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77947552/framed-bookplate-from-1983-judge-dredd
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77904155/framed-bookplate-from-1989-2000-ad
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77836894/framed-bookplate-from-1989-2000-ad
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77835681/framed-bookplate-from-1989-2000-ad
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77708450/framed-bookplate-from-1988-judge-dredd

regarding these items only, i am pretty sure this is perfectly ok to do as long as they are the original pages from the books and not further printings, just as i would be perfectly entitled to get the best price for a issue of 2000ad (if i was ever crazy enough to sell them, again!), or in this case a single page, the person appears to be adding value by framing and mounting the peaces.

I really have no connection to this person but i thing they look really nice, i have the Bolland cover (and comic) of the eagle Judge Dredd Comic 22 framed myself, really nice illo & design with the big bold JD logo.

http://connect.collectorz.com/comics/database/judge-dredd-vol-1/22-58058

If i am wrong in this i would be very surprised.
j

SmallBlueThing · 15 October, 2011, 02:15:00 PM

Not an ip infringement at all, but flicking through the latest Fortean Times, i was amused by the cover to THE DISCIPLES, published by REVENGE INK, and its echoing of Cradlegrave.

Cant linky here, so you'll have to Google it im afraid.

SBT

Mardroid · 15 October, 2011, 03:17:00 PM

Quote from: SmallBlueThing on 15 October, 2011, 02:15:00 PM
Not an ip infringement at all, but flicking through the latest Fortean Times, i was amused by the cover to THE DISCIPLES, published by REVENGE INK, and its echoing of Cradlegrave.

One Google later...

I see what you mean.

Patrick · 16 October, 2011, 07:37:30 AM

The guy who's ripping off Brian Bolland (and Dave Gibbons, and Mike McMahon, and Carlos Ezquerra) art, turns out is called Russell Singler, who runs a company called Art You Grew Up With, which, also sells prints of the Mr Men, Paddington Bear, Peppa Pig and all sorts of others. According to Bolland, he has no licence with Rebellion and does not pay the artists, but he sells through Amazon, House of Fraser and Selfridges. I suspect an appropriately worded legal letter to any of those outlets would settle his hash.

Alski · 16 October, 2011, 09:26:15 AM

Wow... I am amazed he can be so blatant and get away with it.

A.Cow · 17 October, 2011, 03:58:32 AM

Quote from: Alski on 16 October, 2011, 09:26:15 AM
Wow... I am amazed he can be so blatant and get away with it.

Roy Lichtenstein got away with it for years -- without giving any credit to the original artists. At the risk of being corrected by any art historians here, I presume he made a fair amount of money off the back of "adapting" the work of others.

Colin YNWA · 17 October, 2011, 01:09:01 PM

Brian Bolland has in fact confirmed that the bloke does have a license with Rebellion and therefore what the site doing is legit.

http://brianbolland.blogspot.com/2011/10/art-you-grew-up-with.html

Dandontdare · 21 October, 2011, 07:58:01 PM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JUDGE-DREDD-Judge-Dredds-Shield-2000AD-Large-Patch-/200578259941?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3638139233468365950

I thought I remembered this as a genuine spin-off from back in the day, but judging by the extensive range of other patches, probably a rip-off (am I bad person cos I might still order one?)