Is it legal to make a movie using a famous person as a character?
Question by charlie1138: Is it legal to make a movie using a famous person as a character?
Is it legal to make an animated movie using a historical figure as the main character? Or does someone own the right or are they protected from use? What if the person is alive? Then is it different?
Best answer:
Answer by Jeffy.
If the person is alive, you have to have permission. If they are not, you don’t.
This is easily done by changeing the name slightly or the spelling.
Like if you wanted to parody Mel Gibson, you could make a character look like him and call him Mel Gidson. People would know what you are getting at. This tactic is very common.
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