5 Shirts NOT To Sell In Your Etsy Store - Print On Demand 2023 Trademarks and Copyright Infringement

Hi, I have a question, can I for example put a Nokia phone on a t-shirt and edit it? Or is that not allowed?

Thank you so much for these videos. I am a stay at home mom on bedrest and I was looking for a way to earn income in a simple way. Your videos and the information you share are very clear and detailed. You're amazing!

Wouldn't it be better to say stay away from fictional places instead of TV shows? Like I wouldn't think Beverly Hills would be trademarked because it's a real place, but I don't know.

I didn't know you could copyright a font! People will copyright anything!

It’s absolute B S that people can trademark random phrases. So dumb. A smiley face, really?

What if you take a famous image from eg. a criminal Jefferey Dahmer ? does the photographer owns the rights to the photo ?, or news channel ? could I take that alter it and put it on a t shirt ?

So much to keep on top of!

Cassiy, I know you mentioned lyrics. I see so many shirts that have famous lyrics to a song, just the lyrics. Is this a no no?

So how is it that so many top sellers are selling apple logo shirts and have multiple other brand items in the same store with thousands of reviews? For so long?

Happy Anniversary !

Trademarking the smiley face is the most obnoxious thing everrrrrrrrrr. Wow. Like trademarking the birthday song, greed has no bounds. Great informative video, thank you.

Can we use famous quotes on t shirts and sell on etcy?

Okay, honestly, that "I just can't" t-shirt was hilarious. 😂I'm not condoning the infringement at all; but, that was definitely clever.

Are quotes from tv shows also off limits? Thank you!

So we can do products on politicians there not copyright?

what if you draw your own smiley face digitally?

Thanks For Sharing !

How bout anime... Is that allowed? 😊

How about changing words to songs to fit a different theme or a subject? Are those infringing copyrights? Example: Take my “bread” away or anything of the sort.

Thank you for your detailed videos and always looking out for us newbies...Happy Anniversary!

Thank you ❤

This is such a clear video thank you for this! I am looking to launch a POD Etsy store and researching the legal considerations presently. Can you please explain whether you can use quote from TV and Film if the programmes / films are copyrighted, but the specific quotes are not? I understand that there is a grey area of Fair Use and that you can use quotes if there is an 'original spin' on them - but I don't know if this means they can be lifted to put onto clothing for instance? Thanks in advance!

Are customizable Taylor Swift lyrics allowed?

Hi - great video! I create and sell trivia games in my Etsy shop and I mention celebrity names. For example, a question would be "Who was the best selling artist from the 1980s" and I list out 3 musician's names as possible answers. Is that still infringement?

So as soon as a celebrity (such as Donald Trump or Ronald Reagan or Arnold Schwarzenegger) gets into politics, their likeness is fair game?

Thank you Cassiy. Very informative, as usual. I'm learning so much from your channel.

Very helpful. Thank you

I've read that band names are not copyright infringement is that true?

Thank you for this video. Question: If you use part of a movie phrase or song lyric BUT you Change part of it, is that still an issue? For example, I have seem many shirts saying "straight out of ___", which is by the group NWA. The original phrase is Compton but people are saying things like straight outtta bed or shape (in place of the last world Compton) .

Or if it says "liberal" before the phrase

I recently looked up a trademark and under goods and services it said "Providing home shopping services in the field of general merchandise.." but it didn't say the word shirt or clothing alone. It started of with providing services, although so of those services were "online retail store services" so is this more of the service and not the item itself? I'm a little confused on this. I'm worried about using the phrase but it seemed like I could actually technically use it. Any one help please! I'm new to this!

Wow the issue of the smiley faces is crazy. Even the smiley faces on Canva could be trademarked???

What if your selling vintage pre-owned t-shirts

What would indicate that a font is trademarked on the tmsearch site? I’m looking to see specifically if the Barbie fonts (3) are trademarked, NOT using the word “Barbie”.
EDITING TO ADD: turns out you cannot trademark fonts, only the name of fonts. All you need is a proper commercial use license for that font.

Thanks for the video. Will including "Bella canvas" in the title of a t-shirt mockup get you in trouble?

Hey Cassiy! Thanks to you I just started my new Etsy shop. I did use a sticker from Canva of a flower with the smiley face inside the flower on a shirt. So even if its on Canva should I not use it? Thank you!

Happy Anniversary! What about Authors or Books? Is it the same as TV/movies if you use a fictional town? Or character names?

You didn't mention sports teams...............BIG NO GO!!!

I see a lot of t shirts with celebrities tho, I understand where you coming from but what are the chances of them really getting my shop down?

Very helpful video. I keep jumping to the next one you suggest and learning so much.

Are city names copyright?

Thank you so much for your beneficial information. Your videos are much appreciated. Keep them coming.

Isn't there an exception for parodies? Would the nike shirt fall under that?

Excuse me, what you think about anime!?
Quotes or just cute imagens

Is anime designs allowed in Etsy?

Can you help me? Why my listing not showing up in etsy even if it is published. I used printify

Thank you sooo much Cassiy. previousy I was planning to print Selena gomez, and Taylor Swift on t-shirts. but not anymore.🤫😁😁😁 one question? Can I print my original Paintings, and my face on t-shirt. I am about to sell Art Works, and my paintings on Etsy but my shop is not live yet!

What about anime like dragon ball z ?

Love your channel, but some info here is incorrect regarding the use of copyright/trademarked logos/brands. In a landmark 2013 case, the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, in the decision Cariou v Prince, ruled that works that were "transformative to a reasonable observer" were open to fair use. In that case, appropriation artist, Richard Prince, crudely manipulated a photograph of a Rastafarian man standing in a jungle (taken by photographer, Patrick Cariou) to show the man holding an electric guitar. According to the Court, this simple addition was "transformative," even though Prince, himself, did not argue that his work was transformative. Likewise, the inversion of a logo, combined with a similarly-opinionated commentary on the brand slogan, makes this appropriation "transformative" and protected by the 1st Amendment as a form of parody and free speech. The Court's continued protection of parody is why so many of these kinds of shirts exist. The ubiquitous smiley face tshirt with bullet holes is yet another example. Anyone can threaten anyone with legal action, but the owners of the copyright/trademark would be foolish to ever take such a case to court, especially in light of Cariou v Prince.

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