Crul@lemm.ee to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoAnd Tigger Too - Danby Draws Comicsi0.wp.comimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down114file-text
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minus-squarebrsrklf@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoAre people angry at Neil Gaiman? Because American Gods sure has a few Jesuses. And Good Omens has a bunch of biblical VIPs too.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·9 months agoMy point was, saying Jesus was a fictional character would make people angry. Using him in a work of fiction is not the same thing.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoYou can’t copyright a real person, obviously. A work about them you can.
Are people angry at Neil Gaiman? Because American Gods sure has a few Jesuses.
And Good Omens has a bunch of biblical VIPs too.
My point was, saying Jesus was a fictional character would make people angry. Using him in a work of fiction is not the same thing.
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You can’t copyright a real person, obviously. A work about them you can.