MC M.Ed: Are there any legal ramifications regarding a portrayal of a public figure in a cartoon?
My friend and I were interested in entering a cartoon contest and he was going to draw the likeness of Barack Obama into our cartoon (we’re thinking of making it a bipartisan cartoon, we’ll poke fun at conservatives too).
The contest rules clearly state that there are to be no uses of copyrighted images or figures, but I believe that a public figure does not fall under that category. Can anyone clear this up for us or give us more details?
Answers and Views:
Answer by FrinkZoe
Parody and Satire are protected free speech. Obama all you want!
Just dont use a copyrighted image…Answer by sensible_man
Using public figures is permitted as long as you are careful of the way you depict them. You really don’t want a Federal Agent knocking on your door so use common sense.
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