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I don't think anyone has posted this one from Qwertee yet, right?


Too expensive for my blood with inter-continental shipping, but there it is if you want it.

Re-print Heads Up! Coming to Qwertee soon...

Just in time for Halloween on The Yetee
http://theyetee.com

You got the touch...You got the power! on Ript...
http://www.riptapparel.com

Why do t-shirt designers feel the need to mash two things together? Just draw a cool picture of Link. Optimus Prime has nothing to do with Zelda. The most successful designs are the ones that take something small from a game (so only people who have played it will "get it") and make it the focal point.

Originally Posted by Javery Why do t-shirt designers feel the need to mash two things together? Just draw a cool picture of Link. Optimus Prime has nothing to do with Zelda. The most successful designs are the ones that take something small from a game (so only people who have played it will "get it") and make it the focal point.

Um, you're the lawyer here, but aren't mash-ups/parodies covered under the first amendment, while the latter idea is not?

On Yetee:

Originally Posted by Javery Why do t-shirt designers feel the need to mash two things together? Just draw a cool picture of Link. Optimus Prime has nothing to do with Zelda. The most successful designs are the ones that take something small from a game (so only people who have played it will "get it") and make it the focal point.

Tell that to a friend of mine. I showed him shirt and he literally flipped shit, he's a HUGE Transformers and Zelda fan. I bought him the Optimum Prime and Samus shirt a few months back as well.

Originally Posted by elessar123 Um, you're the lawyer here, but aren't mash-ups/parodies covered under the first amendment, while the latter idea is not?

It's definitely a grey area. Probably none of this is protected speech because of the commerce aspect. I mean, I can't just put a cape on Spider-man and start merchandising. A one-off t-shirt isn't going to get the content owners' attention though which is why I think these t-shirt sites can survive. I honestly don't know though.

Originally Posted by Javery It's definitely a grey area. Probably none of this is protected speech because of the commerce aspect. I mean, I can't just put a cape on Spider-man and start merchandising. A one-off t-shirt isn't going to get the content owners' attention though which is why I think these t-shirt sites can survive. I honestly don't know though.

Family Guy and South Park depict things all the time as parodies, and I'm pretty sure they're both commercial. But you know more about law than me, and you don't even know. I'd ask a patent lawyer, but I don't really want to bother him about something this trivial =P And obviously, IANAL.

The majority (if not the entirety) of these shirt designs are protected as fair use:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Anything that's not an original work isn't covered, of course, so you can't simply slap a picture of Mario onto a shirt. Obviously there are going to be some gray areas and greedy companies who don't believe in fair use, but I rarely see the issue come up in regards to t-shirts, even when they do infringe on a company's rights.

Originally Posted by ZombieToast The majority (if not the entirety) of these shirt designs are protected as fair use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use Anything that's not an original work isn't covered, of course, so you can't simply slap a picture of Mario onto a shirt. Obviously there are going to be some gray areas and greedy companies who don't believe in fair use, but I rarely see the issue come up in regards to t-shirts, even when they do infringe on a company's rights.

Eh, I'm not sure these shirts pass the test for fair use. It fails #1 and you can easily assert a position that it fails the other 3.

Originally Posted by Javery Why do t-shirt designers feel the need to mash two things together? Just draw a cool picture of Link. Optimus Prime has nothing to do with Zelda. The most successful designs are the ones that take something small from a game (so only people who have played it will "get it") and make it the focal point.

Sometimes mashups work, and other times they just look tacky. As both a Link and Optimus Prime fan, I hate the design.

Legal issues aside, these shirts are ridiculously hideous. Us gamers, huh?

Pokemans and Fire Flowers on TeeFury
http://www.teefury.com/

Well I am guessing this is an Oregon Trail mashup of some sort? If anyone knows that the other half of this 'mashup' is please tell me, I'm curious. Maybe it's nothing. =\

On Ript:

Tees start at $10, and they make several other things if you want the design on something other than a tee (hoodies, phone cases, etc).

Originally Posted by Shark01 Well I am guessing this is an Oregon Trail mashup of some sort? If anyone knows that the other half of this 'mashup' is please tell me, I'm curious. Maybe it's nothing. =\ On Ript: Tees start at $10, and they make several other things if you want the design on something other than a tee (hoodies, phone cases, etc).

It's Supernatural. But yeah, pretty obscure reference.

Originally Posted by aaronrodgers It's Supernatural. But yeah, pretty obscure reference.

Wouldn't it have made more sense if it said sam lost his soul?

Thank you for the clarification. I have never watched Supernatural (obviously).

Just saw this is up today on ShirtPunch:

I think this is a pretty awesome shirt if you are into all the Pokemon. I'm never really got back into Pokemon after the first gen myself (and this shirt seems to be *mostly* first gen).

Tees start at $10. Also sells other things like posters, hoodies, etc. Ships from Canada (~$2.75 shipping to USA for a Tee).

Im not a huge Pokemon fan, so Im going to pass, but thank god its not another ham-fisted mashup.