Fake Celeb - How to do it offshore?
 

Hey guys,

I'm a 3D artist, and am able to make Celeb lookalikes via CGI. It's not perfect, but I've validated the idea, and it looks like people will pay for it.

Just a few things:
- I am from Australia, but would like to do this 'offshore'. It looks like what I would be doing *should* be protected under parody laws, but that wouldn't stop celebs suing, which would eat up all of the profits to defend.

1. Should I register the domain via internet.bs - is this still the standard for this kind of thing?
2. Who should I host with?
3. How would I receive payments - would I have any hope with CCbill or Instabill? Are there other alternatives?

Thanks in advance guys, really excited to get to work on this project :)

Post Examples!

Post some samples. :thumbsup

This should answer some of your questions.

Using the Name or Likeness of Another | Digital Media Law Project

I can't post links yet unfortunately!

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3y033Eohg1qhfnnt.jpg
http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-co...ty-cast-14.jpg

Is this one you did for Beyonce? The resemblance is striking! :thumbsup

https://wagthefox.files.wordpress.co...altmonster.jpg

Have luck making enough "profit" to pay for the free half-hour consultation with your lawyer. :1orglaugh

You WANT the celebs to sue you! They wouldn't have a case because it is indeed protected speech, and you would get more traffic than God as a result of them suing you!

You can't figure out how to post a photo but you want to run an sue proof off shore pay site. :uhoh

Haha yeah fuck this idiot for being under the post limit needed to post links and photos.

He needs more posts, brah

His account is new. He doesn't have enough posts to post links yet. :winkwink:

weknowmemes.com/generator/uploads/generated/g1406302669828045695.jpg

Thanks guys! Quite a helpful bunch ;)

This is a bitly link to the archive of it (site no longer up, it was just to test if it would be profitable)

bit dot ly slash 1PEnC6Q

It will never work

For the lazy fucks.

Pornalikes - Realistic 3D Celebrity Porn

Why? Too hard to get paid? That's the biggest issue I foresee.

thanks robocock

http://web.archive.org/web/201412230.../img/penny.jpg

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh have luck and use zombaio!

I think some of them are quite good. :thumbsup

If you stare long enough, you can start to see the resemblance.

http://i.imgur.com/1AHdvqI.png

They're far from perfect, they would improve if it was worth my time. But that site validated very strongly, huge response from plugrush traffic.

I think with your amazing product you should use IBILL, :2 cents:

Exactly! :pimp

I am from Australia.....
I stopped reading after that.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLZ

Mr. P-Nerd (previously known as Mr. P-Body!), why oh why do you have such bitter indignation for Australia? Like, I can never tell if you're joking about it or if you truly loathe Australia and Australian people?

I spent 6 months there and the place and the people were lovely!

now do Danny DeVito!

Welcome to the forum.

Talk to a lawyer; This goes to 'Right of Publicity' and not copyright parody. While public figures, like politicians, do not have certain rights of publicity -- political cartoons, etc. -- private persons -- like Paris Hilton do have 'Right of Publicity'. This is not copyright law, it is common law. The following would apply in the US state of California, jurisdiction may be an issue.

Ninth Circuit Lets Right of Publicity/Parody Case Go to the Trier of Fact
Talk to a lawyer and find out just how this might apply and could these courts somehow get jurisdiction ...

Mr. Nerd?

Cool idea, but Why are you sending us to a waybac.org archive of your site instead of a live site?

Regardless, you might have some uphill battles.

First, the images don't look that much like the celebs you want to "parody".

Next, Like all low-budget CG (and even some high budget CG), The Uncanny Valley will freak everyone out. Uncanny valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Finally, even if you and technology gets really good, you will undoubtably face lawsuits from the people who's likenesses you are trying to mimic.

Most definitely go with iBill. They're the best processor for this stuff. :thumbsup