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Old 10-25-2014, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by darkhorse9 View Post
That being said, whomever is the owner of the Mello Mint estate/trademark has more of a claim. My guess is that has expired into public domain, therefore it comes under fair use domain.
This was my thought as well. If the picture took artistic license, then I believe it may be covered. But then you'd have to also establish that you wanted to provide some protection to the item, by listing it with (R) or (C). If not, I would think that since the wrapper is older than Mickey Mouse, it would be in the public domain.
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