adumass wrote:
i got one for the sticky i know its been asked a million times before but do you have to get toms writen permision to photo shop his characers for personal use (nothing sick)? sorry for butting into a post that has nothing to do with that :( [/b]
Legally you can take and edit any photos or pictures for personal use AS LONG AS that personal use means that ONLY you see it-- in otherwords if your going to take a picture and warp it and then put it online you have broken the part of the law on copyright for Deriving from an original work even if you give credit for the original.
Short answer-- no you dont have to ask Tom for permission if you are the ONLY person that sees it- but for anything else you have to ask permission or understand you could be taking a risk (but Toms probably not going to sue you for making an avatar out of his comics)
Parody doesnt allow you to take a picture he did and morph it to be funny- blah blah blah-- if your worried about getting in trouble ask first.