628
Fuck Disney tbh (lemmy.zip)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

So you basically just can't use the character in the exact same way? How far does that go though? What if I made a Winnie the Pooh show that's exactly the same but instead of Christopher Robbins it's Kristoffer Robkins?

[-] Icalasari@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

I recall the red shirt is one of the key things that identifies it as Disney's version, so gotta keep Pooh naked

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

gotta keep Pooh naked

That's what -I- said, but the judge wasn't having it!

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

How close does it have to be? Is any shirt not allowed? Would a red tank top be OK? Or maybe put him in a maroon shirt? What if he wears a red shirt with a white collar? Feels like splitting hairs, but there IS a line somewhere.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

That's up to courts to decide, which would be heavily in Disney's favor. So make him obviously different or you're probably gonna lose.

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

This is Disney we talk about so getting sued is probably expected, they will explain in court how your character ripped of theirs, you defend. Court decides.

If you can point to a non Disney older source where these same details are present you have a likely win.

If there is a Christopher Robbins in the original you can use the name but if there is not it then having roughly the same letters or sound will likely be a loss.

Of course this more assumed law theory of not a layer. Some rich dudes can just trademark the name of fruit, a basic word or even a single letter and we just let them.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

Thinking of "fake Winnie Poohs", I was gaslit by my parents into thinking that the Soviet version of Winnie the Pooh I grew up watching was the OG and that the yellow bear in a red shirt was derivative of it. I couldn't believe it when I found out that the Soviet version was the "fake" lol

this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
628 points (99.1% liked)

Lemmy Shitpost

26661 readers
3477 users here now

Welcome to Lemmy Shitpost. Here you can shitpost to your hearts content.

Anything and everything goes. Memes, Jokes, Vents and Banter. Though we still have to comply with lemmy.world instance rules. So behave!


Rules:

1. Be Respectful


Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.

Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.

...


2. No Illegal Content


Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.

That means:

-No promoting violence/threats against any individuals

-No CSA content or Revenge Porn

-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)

...


3. No Spam


Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.

-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.

-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.

-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers

-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.

...


4. No Porn/ExplicitContent


-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.

-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.

...


5. No Enciting Harassment,Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts


-Do not Brigade other Communities

-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.

-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.

-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.

...


6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.


-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.

-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.

...

If you see content that is a breach of the rules, please flag and report the comment and a moderator will take action where they can.


Also check out:

Partnered Communities:

1.Memes

2.Lemmy Review

3.Mildly Infuriating

4.Lemmy Be Wholesome

5.No Stupid Questions

6.You Should Know

7.Comedy Heaven

8.Credible Defense

9.Ten Forward

10.LinuxMemes (Linux themed memes)


Reach out to

All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules. Striker

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS