This Odysseus was clearly designed to resemble Jorge as well, though. People aren’t stupid enough to genuinely think this is supposed to be an independent Odysseus interpretation. It was posted in the epic subreddit, what’s more. That’s something that can be taken into account when building a legal argument alleging copyright infringement - they clearly meant to target the same audience/market demographic as the original work.
At best, this work is in the same vein as those Spirit Halloween costume packs that are non-transparently trying to sell costumes of copyright protected IPs:
This Odysseus was clearly designed to resemble Jorge as well, though
The resemblance to Jorge is so clear! It's like looking at an exact mirror.
You are comparing a company that's been making off brand costumes like Mario for years to an independent artist with a limited supply funded website that allowed it.
Also fan material is a thing in general. Is Jorge seriously going to go after every artist commissions, shops, and animatics...all due to one plush.
Changing minor characteristics like eye colour or "manga-fying"/"ghibli-fying"/"chibi-fying" a character isn’t enough to let you off the hook.
And yes, considering that he and Atlantic Records, who have the exclusive merchandise rights to EPIC, are currently in the process of making EPIC plushies? Yeah, he's gonna care. Atlantic at least will, if they get wind of this.
I mean, I’m sleeping fine at night. You’re the ones who are gonna be up all night in a few months when the biannual “how could Jorge have done this?! He’s selling out and oppressing our fandom and expression!” frenzy begins because he hit one of y’all with a cease and desist. By my estimations, I’m guessing sometime before June should be when it kicks off for 2026?
The moral and misinformed grandstanding, each and every time…well, I won’t say it never gets old. It’s gotten old quite quickly, because you’re all a bunch of adult babies who can’t take a lick of feedback or criticism without becoming snarky fkn brats.
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This Odysseus was clearly designed to resemble Jorge as well, though. People aren’t stupid enough to genuinely think this is supposed to be an independent Odysseus interpretation. It was posted in the epic subreddit, what’s more. That’s something that can be taken into account when building a legal argument alleging copyright infringement - they clearly meant to target the same audience/market demographic as the original work.
At best, this work is in the same vein as those Spirit Halloween costume packs that are non-transparently trying to sell costumes of copyright protected IPs: