[kj] Johnny Depp/Dave Vanian

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

You're right, you can't copyright a look. That's why I mentioned 
intellectual property in stage personas, and pointed out Paul Reubens' 
stage persona of Peewee Herman. I.e. if someone else made a movie as 
Pewee Herman, that'd be grounds for legal action, and not because 
someone "copyrighted a look." Not surprisingly, that one flew right past 
you!

As for the other stuff you mumbled about, that was already addressed in 
the most recent response to Alex. Vanian's always struck me as a 
low-key, modest guy -- the opposite of Jaz Coleman, in other words ;) -- 
and I also doubt he'd care much. This all stems from my own personal 
wish that Vanian would receive more due for his part in the evolution of 
the look and aesthetics of punk/goth/whatever than he's received.

-Oliver


Flight Bringer wrote:

>

>  Listen B.S Oliver, You can only sue someone if they plagiarise 

> copyrighted material , and its not possible to copyright a look . Its 

> about patents, copyrights and the law , you cant just phone up film 

> studios and say "Can I have some money because I used to look like 

> that"........that isnt how it works

>  

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