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I didn't reply to the Reborn TC speculation since I'm not familiar with it. Was it a commercial venture?. Could be they just bullied them (a common legal tactic)?
.. "these are different" and "these are similar, copyright infringement".
Very simple. Specifically, copyright infringement means COPYING. Electronic variations arise because it's easy to recolor, but that is still considered a copy. It's primarily the actual placement of pixels that counts, not the "color" values. (Plus, if one can prove electronic distortion, then of course it's also considered a copy).
Make sure it's drawn by HAND, scanned in and not a "duplicate" of the original (just to make sure). Keep a proof of how one created it - the hand drawing would be just superduper! There are other ways too, I just gave one that's foolproof.
And as for the original-work-as-a-copy... there are laws against that, as well - they deal with FRAUD.
I have no idea how that relates to copyright and trademarks - the topic under discussion. Fraud is a topic twist that is not valid in the context.
Fraud is a completely different area. So although one can make an original copy of a dollar bill (and not have a copyright violation), it is -fraud- to pass one off for material gain. Similarly, one can copy a famous painting, just don't try to pass it off as the original. However, BOTH of these -copies- are protected by copyright law as original works. And they can be sold legitimately in their own right for what they are.
As far as mice - there are other mice. Atomic Mouse = Mighty Mouse), Tom and Jerry (sort of a mix). Then the various cats and dogs to consider. Stylistic differences and all that are just fine thank you. If one looks around, it's quite common to see popular concepts adopted in a slightly different "style". The world would be quite dull if that couldn't be done:)
Viva FreeDOOM
Edit: (Oh by copy, I meant an original creation, not a machine version. FYI, it used to be illegal to make a machine copy of money that was the same size as the original - on the fraud principle, but that was changed a few years ago.)
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