Hey I created an OC that is public domain and can be used anywhere, what do you all think?
Many people have already drawn their own versions of Eleanor. Here is Eleanor drawn as a rare Pepe
>>7980065I love it >>7980433I love it even more kek
>>7980433Did you say many people? Do you have more drawings to post? Lol
>>7980441Yep! I have received quite a lot so far. I will post a new artwork made by a different artist each time to bump the thread every once in a while.
>>7980065are characters even subject of copyright?
>>7980464It’s a bit complex but any character can be copyrighted as long as they are uniquely distinct and original and regularly appear in official media. The media the character appears in is almost always copyrighted while the very character concept itself isn’t always fully copyrightable.
>>7980464Technically, no. Copyright applies to works; the relavant part regardimg characters is right regarding derivative works, which varies by country. But even in the countries with the most restrictions regarding derivative works, the bar for a legally distinct character is low.Characters can be trademarked - see also: Mickey Mouse, who is technically out of copyright, but is still trademarked.
>>7980464What makes Eleanor public domain is that unlike most OCs she can really be used by anyone anywhere, commercial or non-commercial, with no permission or licensing needed.
Eleanor can be used as a good reference for anyone who wants to practice drawing but does not know what to draw. (Which is how I got much of these artist renditions from)
>>7980550>the bar for a legally distinct character is low.How low are we talking?
>>7980065the name is good, although Eleanor doesn't fit with Von Copycat, and the mint green choice is bizarre, if it was more Copycat themed, it would be more satisfying, right now it's just a cat with an odd colour here and there.
>>7981065It varies, but as little as name changes and some visual distinction. Going back to Mickey Mouse, he was just Disney's knock off Oswald Rabbit, made after he left the studio that had the rights to the latter. If you want a bunch of examples, go look at TV Tropes Expy page.
>>7981071Some fun explanations:Copycat is a pun on “copyright” because she is public domain. Anybody can “copy” Eleanor. And I made her a cat because the pun just works better that way.I named her Eleanor because it is a name that has many nicknames for people to make character variants out of, as mentioned on the bottom of the image.“Van” adds a ring to it by separating the names. “Eleanor Copycat” would just sound off.The mint green is to make Eleanor distinct enough so that she is her own character and so that people won’t go “that’s just a normal cat” (she has her own lore so she is not a “regular” cat)Mint green, white, pink, and light blue look very good together so I chose them for her color palette.
>>7980065I needes something to draw, so this was useful!
Is /ic/ the most underage board or are threads like these just post-ironic uncs trying to recreate their 2010s childhood?
>>7980065All the OCs in the world are mine to draw as I please, if it pleases me to do so.
>>7980065I will copy all the work and publicize it as mine whenever you have copyrights or not. Only leftists care about copyrights.
I am hoping that Eleanor can become a meme kinda like Pepe but without the controversies that made the original creator of Pepe try to stop people from using him. I like to see Eleanor as an anti-copyright symbol.It should be very easy cause cats are practically meme symbols themselves.
Make Eleanor into a meme and use her everywhere I beg of you
New Eleanor art, a much prettier one
New Eleanor drawing from another artist
Added character lore:As a shapeshifter and interdimensional traveler, Eleanor is always traveling from place to place to go on adventures and to meet other characters. One of her favorite things to do is to become what she calls “The Copycat” a superhero that goes to different worlds in peril to save characters in the style of a Deus ex machina. Her main superpower is that she is able to “copy” the abilities of any important character or object she touches. She can also draw stuff to bring into use when needed.
>>7982001for better or worse pepe's design was weird and iconic. i like the idea (and your art) but eleanor is just a slightly green cat.
>>7983610Hmmm Yes I see that Eleanor is slightly green cat, mint green to be exact. But there is more than just white and minty green cat, it is a PUBLIC DOMAIN cat yes yes, yes indeed heheheh
When Eleanor is traveling through universes she sometimes clips into The Backrooms. She doesn’t mind though, she thinks being there is really fun.
4chan: erm this is kino?
Eleanor is for everyoneEleanor is in everythingEleanor is everywhereFOREVER FREE AND PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR ALLLONG LIVE ELEANOR
>>7985118I carved eleanor's name into my chest
>>7981257the design is a mint green deviantArt cat, what made Pepe unique is that he was a frog, there are so many cats on the internet, you need something more. I don't know if you're too young for this board to remember but 101 character design is if you can tell what they are from the silhouette.
>>7985674Stupid post, you can clearly tell Eleanor is a cat from her silhouette.
>>7985674Eleanor can be a frog! She can be anything cause she is public domain lol
I met someone who did comics about some Lara Croft like adventuress that was public domain, and I was amazed.Why not make up some characters of your own?
I met a woman who did comics based on a public domain character that was a Lara Croft like adventuress.Why not make up your own characters?Like the Steel MechaBunny here?:Dhttps://youtu.be/1OSWR7xiQLk?is=1lBZTNgModKpzHNR
>>7986397I just did. You are looking at her right now! XD
