In message <874skf4nb7.fsf@redmail.redback.com>, Chris G. Demetriou writes:
>I suggest you go look at some copyright law information or consult a
>copyright lawyer.  I am not a lawyer, but, from all readings about and
>from all understanding of copyright that I have been exposed to, in a
>nutshell, it's only infringing his copyright if you use his images
>(directly, or in derived works).  You will note that Kirk doesn't even
>claim copyright for all of the images on his BSD daemon images page.
>This is for good reason; it is not his copyright to claim.

"likeness rights".  You can own a character, not just specific images of
that character.

IANAL.

-s