Which is what we've been discussing, no?
I'm very active in a community of artists who work on licensed properties (both officially and "just for fans", where this issue of rights comes up a lot) and I work for one of the biggest IP organizations in the country, if not the world. I really do...
And MY point is that it doesn't matter if there's rules about it between customizers or not. Legally, if you copied someone else's work and sold it, they could sue you. That goes equally for Hasbro suing artists and casters, and artists suing casters.
Arguable either way, as Hasbro owns the rights to the GI Joe: Renegades cartoon - copyright includes the right to choose who adapts something to another form. Making an action figure (or parts thereof) can be considered an adaptation from the cartoon.
Actually, it's not. There's both legal and moral precedent for respecting the artists, if they're trying to enforce a copyright that Hasbro is choosing not to. And let's be clear, Hasbro is choosing to turn a blind eye here, as from their stance at conventions they're well aware of the...
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