Copyright Question.

[Hawk]

I'm the kind of mind that instead of finding a job, I want to make the job. With this in mind i've thought of starting clothe design. I am wondering however if I was to say for example, take the film "Rocky" and put on a t shirt his face and the phrase "I'ts about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... Thats how winning is done" could the makers of Rocky sue me on the grounds for copying something from their movie? I'd be aiming to profit of this so I assume yes I could be sued.. just wondering tho.

Any and all help appreciated.

If it's an obvious image from Rocky, or an image that is copyrighted and the copyright holder can prove that, then yes, you can get sued. If it is an image that you can prove you have the rights to, then you are good. You have a few choices. You can find a public domain image of Silvester Stallone if such an image exists, you can negotiate for the usage rights to an image from the movie. The second option is probably the best bet.

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