TAS Do I Need a licensing agreement or similar?

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Bobelix

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I am a photographer. I am putting together a photo book that shows images of what I think fictional characters would carry with them every day.

For example, what does Han Solo carry every day? What does a Star Trek officer carry on an away mission?

Do I need the permission of the copyright holders to create and publish such imagery?
 

Tim W

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Certainly, yes.
And you'll be expected to pay a hefty upfront fee as well
 
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Scruff

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As Tim said, but - if it's for the purpose of parody or satire, it doesn't infringe on copyright.
 
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Rob Legat - SBPL

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Bear in mind as well that Star Wars characters like Han Solo are now the property of Disney which has a monster reputation for enforcing their intellectual property rights.
 
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