I dun turned mah-self intu James Dean a wile back n’ I didn’t git me no wimmim.

Boo-humbug, I sez. I dun transmogrfied mahself back tu my normul self.

If ship owners can break every national maritime law and pllute every beautiful coastline and get away with it because they are legistered in this lawless country – then the name stealers / body snatchers should be able to as well.

There will be tears.

And actually though I don’t buy body shapes, I think Persia’s work is really well done.

Ahh yes, the juries, hope they know what’s right and wrong… now these days, they don’t care and want to go home.
But meh, *shrugs* we’ll see how this one goes… if at all.

Brace, it wasn’t really about using their shape… but using their names to sell.
However, giving them away for free is no big deal.

in 2004 I made an avatar of Wonder Woman. I had a TV guide with an interview on Lynda Carter and terrific pic of her all gussied up as WW.

I spend hours trying to get her unique shape expressed on the avatar. I think I did pretty great, actually

Back when I used to sell the avie I called it the Lynda Wonder Action Av or somethin like that. I did an approximation of the WW outfit from textures in the inventory Library.

(not that I knew how to rip and paste the true costume – but even if I DID – still don’t rofl – I wasn’t gonna GO THERE)

but now its set for free at the main NCI location.

But I wonder… (pun intended) Say if I was selling it like body doubles etc – I mean that was Lynda Carter’s shape Back In The Day and all. She still looks hawt nowadays mind you, but that shape is a thing of the past….

For reason of that case, because Body Double ARE intended to sell them for mere profit… it’s a store for crying out loud!

And as for “artistic expression”, gather up bunch of professional artists to make their opinion about the work.
For I am one… I say it’s crap.

Sure, Body Double could argue that it’s an “artistic expression” work… but who is going to fall for that when you have more than one avatar models being paid to display, to boost their sale? It’s a quick wrap up close case.

He notes (i) right to celebrity is a state by stae thing and (ii) Body Doubles could argue that this is a form of artistic expression:

“In the event of a suit, however, Body Doubles would have a possible defense — Body Double could claim that the images are sufficiently artistic and interpretative to give them first amendment protection as artistic works. Though the first amendment provides some protection, “commercial speech” gets less protection than other kinds of speech.

A recent case (Tiger Woods v. Jireh Publishing) clarified the interplay between first amendment protection and the right of publicity. In that case, the court held that a painting of Tiger Woods was protected by the first amendment as an artistic work.”