Im trying to figure out the copyright and all the legal stuff if i wanted to sell designs of champions on shirts or hats or whatever. Ive been trying to figure out who i can email about this but i just get the typical automated email reply. I dont know if im suppose to keep emailing or just go somewhere else? i dont want to get in trouble.
Shíny1 voteshttp://www.riotgames.com/legal-jibber-jabber
The general idea: We’ll start with our golden rule – you can use League of Legends IP as the basis for a fan project that you’re giving away for free or that’s only generating ad revenue
If you ask players to pay you for something that’s based on our IP, however, you’ll first need our prior written consent. Submit a request for consent by contacting us at [email protected] so we can inspect your work and decide whether your Project’s gonna be allowed. To be clear: our default answer to these sorts of projects is to disallow them.
Capn1 votesI read the whole legal jibber jabber a few times. But I still dont know exactly what it means. Such as designs for shirts and stuff. I tried emailing them and still got the automated reply.
Tyvani2 votesIt means if you draw something that uses anything designed by Riot (i.e. a champion) and you want to sell it, you have to ask permission because you are selling IP (Intellectual Property) that belongs to someone else. The design you create may personally belong to you but the intellectual property within it belongs to someone else, ultimately making it their decision whether you're allowed to sell it.
MugenNightmare1 votesCan someone clarify a similar situation for me?
Does OP's answer work for me too in the way of Art Commissions about League of Legend champions? (Someone asks me to draw X champion, I chage for my services)
Capn1 votesTo be fair that was what i wanted to know really. I just didnt know how to phrase it the way you said it