In this area, the character (unless the person getting the commission has the paperwork and listing of the company it's registered to to prove that it's trademarked) is actually not covered under copyright either... a character in this sense is, legally, an idea and ideas cannot be copyrighted. they CAN be trademarked IF the person has registered (or is pending registration) their character as a trademark and this character is indicative of their company's brand. but the whole "this character is copytighted to X" is not technically legally binding... though, the pictures they're in are copyrights but the artist holds those copyrights as their own and not the character's owner.
For example... Fender, the mascot on FA can be trademarked (as is Mickey Mouse) because FerroxLLC is the parent company of FurAffinity. Senior fluffy-butts the third (random name) can not be a trademark.
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Date: 2012-12-30 08:55 pm (UTC)For example... Fender, the mascot on FA can be trademarked (as is Mickey Mouse) because FerroxLLC is the parent company of FurAffinity. Senior fluffy-butts the third (random name) can not be a trademark.
(edited for typo)