I am not a lawyer. Nothing in this video should be considered legal advice. If you have legal questions, especially about how you run your business, please consult a law professional.

One of the questions Bill frequently gets is how to make a living selling props and costumes when you don't have a license or the copyright to the properties those items are based on.

Trademark, Patent, Copyright
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-gett...

Costume Appearance Lawsuit Example
http://epicstream.com/news/Disney-Sue...

More on Copyright
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ0...

C&D (Cease and Desist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cease_a...

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