Testing: Would you buy Shine merchandise?

Adah · Post by **Adah** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:25 am

How about a shirt with Set and it says "SSSet does not appreccciate ssssarcasm."

Xuanwu · Post by **Xuanwu** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:52 am

How about a t-shirt with you on it, Erin? You could dress yourself as Integra without violating copyrights.

Also, parodies of Hellsing characters are okay to sell, too, since parodies are allowed under copyright law (see Dr. Demento or Weird Al for a good reference). So Shoujocard and Fundamental could both be on shirts without problems.

SailorPtah · Post by **SailorPtah** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:41 pm

Fundamental would be entertaining. But would anyone buy her? The general reaction seemed to be that she was a one-joke character.

Would anyone buy me on a T-shirt? It doesn't seem likely.

Set, on the other hand, has cuteness value =3

Xuanwu · Post by **Xuanwu** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:46 pm

Set's also free of copyright thanks to his mystical origins.

You could draw yourself cuddling an Integra plushie. Since the plushie form is a parody, no copyrights would be violated, since no one in a court of law is going to equate a picture of an Integra plushie with the original Integra from Hellsing.

You can also use variants of the Fanboy/fangirl design: have shirts that say "Alucard Fanboy/girl" or "Integra fanboy/girl." The names aren't copyrighted (especially not Alucard, since it's been used in a dozen places other than Hellsing) so it's fine. You could have the "Alucard Fanboy/girl" one have bats and creepy images and the Integra one with a pair of glasses, random sword, and cigars. The paraphernalia that suggests the characters, without showing the characters themselves.

Adah · Post by **Adah** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:44 am

Brillant idea Xuanwu! Do you also do taxes? Anyway, Erin I'd definatly buy a shirt with you on it! Do you thinked you'd buy a table at a con and sell this stuff? Or net purposses only?

Treeofthedead · Post by **Treeofthedead** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:07 am

well I know I'd buy a shirt with you on it... and doubly so if it a chibi fangirlesque version of you.

Antondevey · Post by **Antondevey** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:16 pm

why not just an erin chibi doll? provided that you could get over the freaky aspects of that. not that there are any << >>

Xuanwu · Post by **Xuanwu** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:41 pm

More on copyright stuffs:

Full names are certainly copyrighted (maybe even trademarked - but I don't see any TM's after the names). So you couldn't use "Integra Wingates Hellsing" or maybe even "Sir Integra." However, just first names (Integra, Walter, Pip, Alucard, etc.) aren't copyrighted. Sort of like how Leonardo DiCaprio trademarked his name, but doesn't own the rights to just "Leonardo." And, of course, both Schroedinger and Rip van Winkle can have their full names used.

Eilon_Wolfe · Post by **Eilon_Wolfe** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:02 pm

I'd buy and wear a shirt with you on it, and I love the idea of chibi you on it. ^_^ Also, I like that plushie idea, though I'm sure someone would be jealous... the varius girls that like me, for example, would burn an ephagy (GAH! T_T Horrible spelling tonight!) of you... err... maybe I should've said that... 0.o 0.0 o.0

EDIT: If I could, I would buy as many shoujocards as my wallet would allow. ^_^ Plushies, shirts, you name it. (I'd beg you to do an entire story arc of shoujocard, but I think other fans wouldn't like it as much.

SailorPtah · Post by **SailorPtah** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:28 pm

Xu, much as your logic is understandable, I really don't want to come close to the boundaries of copyright at the moment, much less deliberately tease them in the way you're doing ^_^

Maybe eventually I'll get brave/foolish/famous enough to push the limits, but for the forseeable future I want to play it safe.

Antondevey · Post by **Antondevey** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:35 am

ohh, one I wouldn't waste any time getting would be a shirt with a picture of xu on it, wearing a shirt with a picture of erin on it, who is in turn wearing a shirt with a picture of integra on that. escher's shirt.

Xuanwu · Post by **Xuanwu** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:02 am

Another book to look into that's copyright free: Carmilla. It's where Bubbancy comes from. You could use a quote from that book to suggest Red Rose Vertigo. ^_^

Also, is Bubbancy's design copyrighted or based on a classical source? Since Baobhan Sith are folktales, the way they're drawn may be copyright free. I'm not sure on that, though.

Adah · Post by **Adah** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:13 am

Wow, some of my suggestions got made into shirts! I didn't think they were that great but I'm really glad you liked them! *SQUEEL!* I'm so happy, I’m gonna buy 1 of everything in your store and tell all my friends about it! Thank you so much!

Treeofthedead · Post by **Treeofthedead** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:50 am

the two shirts i just bought seem like nothing compared to Adah. As a good stalker i will have to catch up some how.

SailorPtah · Post by **SailorPtah** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:50 am

Amanda, since Adah hasn't bought anything yet, you're still ahead of the game =D

Adah: Please make a couple of purchases soon; if you buy three things, I'll be able to afford the first shop payment in three days ^_~

Treeofthedead · Post by **Treeofthedead** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:47 am

YAY! i'm still ahead. BTW Erin, Jon is talking about buying stuff too... i'll poke him a bit to hurry him around... if he knows that three things will cover the upcoming costs he might make up his mind.

Athos · Post by **Athos** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:56 pm

Welp...placed my order: A Van Helsing quote T-shirt since I suggested it and a Fangirl Anatomy shirt since I needed to buy $20 of stuff for that coupon thing.

Adah · Post by **Adah** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:57 am

I'm very sorry! I wrote that with out thinking, I don't really have enough money to spare right now to buy anything...I'm very very very sorry! I can still tell all my friends about it and at least one of them will have money. I'm really really sorry, next time when i say something like that I'll check my account. Please forgive me!

SailorPtah · Post by **SailorPtah** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:43 am

Somehow, I didn't actually expect you to buy one of everything ^_~

It's okay. Save your money and come back when you have some. (For the record, if you can only spare a dollar but want to help me out, there's a PayPal donation button on all the comic archive pages too. If you're just in it for the shirts, ignore this.)

Treeofthedead · Post by **Treeofthedead** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:40 pm

Yay! my shirts came and they are awesome! great quility and everything. I'm so happy!