CAPTAIN AMERICA CASE by Castillo Leather Goods.com

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I wanted to share the 1st of a few superhero cases that I will be making.
This case is a 2x4 made of a Saddle Tan Nubuck leather that has Captain America pyrographed then hand painted on the case.
There is also a Cue Tattoo that was made to match the case. The Cue Tattoo is actually Captain America's shield and color has been added to it.
Color is now available on all cases and Cue Tattoos by popular demand.

This case is For Sale for $750.

If you have any questions or would like to order a custom superhero case please PM, email, or call me.

Thank You,
Gil Castillo
calego@sbcglobal.net
773-491-0018
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Really nice - Captain America pops out on this case.

Just curious - is the painted image pretty durable with use over time?
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
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I'd love to make a Looney Tunes cue case, it would truly be unique and to all those who are worried about trademark violations I would stop worrying because I won't be mass producing these.
I doubt they'll come after me for 1 or 2 cases and your right Cowboy some people do spoil the fun.
 
Yep, no way I'd buy that just because of the ©®

I knew someone who had a stick which a movie character on it and the company found out about it, hired someone to serve a CD order on it and then put the stick into forfeiture and took it from the guy with no refund of the money he spent.



bobroberts said:
Nice case but you might want to check on trade-rite infringements.
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The REAL El Captain America, El Pete Fonda!

But over the years there has been a lot of Captain America items, merchandise, and who or what is really Captain America?

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Anyone know the difference?
 
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CastilloLeatherGoods said:
I'd love to make a Looney Tunes cue case, it would truly be unique and to all those who are worried about trademark violations I would stop worrying because I won't be mass producing these.
I doubt they'll come after me for 1 or 2 cases and your right Cowboy some people do spoil the fun.
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It's not about mass production. You're right that you are unlikely to be sued but that doesn't give you the right to do it.

By the same token if you came up with some original art would it be ok for someone else to take your art and use it because they were going to keep the number of produced pieces low?

Copyright and IP law is full of grey areas but one area that is not grey at all is taking images verbatim and putting them on products. That's clear infringement and while you might not get caught each violation can carry a hefty fine.

Here is the thing about this. Modern law firms and corporations either have or are developing tools to scour the internet looking for any instances of the intellectual property under their care. They have spiders that search Google and other search engines and follow all links that mention their property. This is how they find the small violators who think that they are too small to get sued. So by putting this case up here you have created an entry into the databases of the search engines that details your commercial infringement of Marvel's intellectual property.

Here is the grey area.

Had you put this up in the Gallery instead and not offered it for sale and said that you did this for yourself then it's legal. You are legally allowed to redraw cartoon characters in other mediums for your own personal use. Then of course if someone made you an offer for the practice piece you have to handle that privately.

P.S. I am not acting holier-than-thou on this subject. I will use images at the insistence of my customers in certain situations where I feel it's a no harm/no foul thing. That doesn't mean that I am right or the use of the image is "legal". Anyone in the custom design field comes up against this all the time and has to make decisions as to what they will do. The strict legal way is complete hands-off without written permission to use. However the ethical/moral aura around copyright and IP law is more forgiving making it essentially a case-by-case basis. I stand firmly on the fence at this point in time on IP. I see both sides of the coin and understand the points on both sides and I make my decisions on how to deal with IP based on circumstance and risk.
 
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That case should go to the USA Mosconi Cup player that is the most valuable this year when the USA kicks Europe's but, and it is a great looking case.--Leonard
 
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