I am sorry to say, even keeping it to yourself in some situations can cause exactly the same thing. People like Paramount and Fox are usually OK with 3D artists and fan artists because they recognise that it is free advertising and enhances the cult status of in this case, Trek and SW. That's the only reason why I felt safe in uploading my B11 to get a personal copy for the record.
Other companies are not so good however. There have been a number of cases where Disney for example, have sued parents because they have drawn Disney characters on the walls of their child's nursery, in a private home, because they were 'breaching copyright'.
Not so sure with the current holders of the 2000AD copyrights. While Fleetway were quite a reasonable company, that is long gone. It was all bought by a company in Slough who took it all on to get their hands on characters for video games - Rogue Trooper being the first. With that in the mix, you never know. Never been a precedent for that company yet.
Last edited: Sep 19, 2009