Reply to "Character Cookies and Copyright Law"

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Originally Posted by Crazy 8's sweet shoppe:

How does this work with the character cookie cutters that are out there? I have a set of hello kitty cutters and a set of toy story cutters. So if I use those to make the character they are supposed to be is that considered infringement as well?

I'm no lawyer, but what's frowned upon generally is profiting from another person's original content/designs/etc., for which they hold the copyright. So if you were going to decorate these as Hello Kitty and sell them, then, yes, you'd be at risk. Hopefully, the cookie cutter manufacturer has a license to make a cutter in the Hello Kitty likeness in the first place - but who knows. This would probably be a good question to ask if buying character cutters.

6/10/132:11 AM

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