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The tag implication #70435 monica_mouse -> public_domain has been rejected.
Reason: Monica is a public domain-safe version of Minnie Mouse created by me, DragonBoy618.
EDIT: The tag implication monica_mouse -> public_domain (forum #473195) has been rejected by @DragonBoy618.
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dragonboy618 said:
The tag implication #70435 monica_mouse -> public_domain has been rejected.Reason: Monica is a public domain-safe version of Minnie Mouse created by me, DragonBoy618.
"Public_domain" only applies to the original work and character design.
If I took your "public domain-safe" character and stuck it next to a copyrighted character, the whole artwork would not be considered as public_domain.
This one is also unnecessary. You don't need to declare your own character to be in the public domain. Copyright refers specifically to depictions of a character, not the character themselves as characters are not (usually) copyrightable. Since copyright of a picture is automatic to the artist upon creation of the art, it has to be explicitly waived by the copyright holder in order for it to qualify for public domain (or the copyright holder is dead for a certain length of time).
So, basically, though your inspiration was revolving around the idea of making a bootleg version of Minnie Mouse, what you actually have is a fan character inspired by Minnie. And that is perfectly fine, but automatically tagging public domain isn't appropriate here.
(Obligatory disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, so my interpretation above may have inaccuracies.)
clawstripe said:
Since copyright of a picture is automatic to the artist upon creation of the art, it has to be explicitly waived by the copyright holder in order for it to qualify for public domain (or the copyright holder is dead for a certain length of time).
Even then, there are some jurisdictions that don't allow copyrighted work to be explicitly placed in the public domain, and will only go there when the copyright term is up. Saying "it's public domain" doesn't make it so in such places, and the work will still be fully copyrighted with all rights reserved, as if you had said nothing. That's why you get licenses like the CC0, which are designed to grant as many rights as freely as possible in places like that, rather than simply saying "it's public domain".
The tag implication monica_mouse -> public_domain (forum #473195) has been rejected by @DragonBoy618.
