Star Wars Gives Crafters a Free Copyright Pass?

I am going to have to accept that it is simply not possible for an average guy like myself to understand what is kosher and what is treif when it comes to copyright and fair use.

I just wrote about Pez going after a guy with a Pez “museum” for, I guess, making money off of the Pez brand and not sharing that money with Pez.  Although, seriously, how much money could this guy be making?

Now, just a few minutes later I come across an announcement for a Star Wars themed craft fair called Stitch Wars.  Cute, right.  Well, not only are hundreds of crafters showing up with their own, handmade Star Wars puppets, plushies and pillows, but many of these people are selling those items.  Obviously, they are only able to sell these items thanks to their Star Wars connection but it doesn’t look like LucasArts et. al. have let loose the lawyers on this band of pirate knitters, crocheters and stitchers.

On the one hand, this feels so reasonable and right and on the other hand, considering the way corporations sling around copyright infringement suits like their a dime-a-dozen, a part of me is shocked that Stitch Wars is allowed to exist.

That makes me sad.

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