Prop Replicas

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[Kevin]

Is this any use? It's the same label, but perhaps on a smaller bottle?

[Tymex]

Hi,

I would like to know if anyone has pics of the Hogsmead Permission Form from the Prisonner of Azkaban ?

Thank you very much.

[Tymex]

Hi,

Thank you very much for the picture.

About the Quibbler, I can't say what clipart they used, because I can't find it ! I was searching for days, I asked to two Clipart bookshop, but they said me that they haven't got it. Sorry.


Thanks.

[kbmum]

Those items are protected by WB's copyright, so you're not supposed to sell them.  You could try listing them on eBay, but eBay can and will shut down the auction if it's noticed before your auction ends.  I have seen some people list an auction for one base card with a free "bonus" of the prop.  There was someone who made Batman replica masks and armor who did this frequently, but I don't know if eBay eventually stopped him.

[kbmum]

Any item seen in one of the movies would be protected.  There aren't individual copyrights for every single item.  I don't know the exact law, but anything portrayed in the movie would be covered under the copyright WB has for the movie.  That's why WB has licensing agreements with various companies. 

The Noble Collection has a license with WB to produce HP props.  WB's lawyers do go after people who sell unauthorized merchandise and replicas.  If someone at The Noble Collection found out that a person or company was illegally selling replicas, it would insist that WB prevent that person from selling the items.  After all, Noble paid a great deal of money for the license and it wouldn't want competition from an entity that could sell an item at a lower price because that entity didn't have to pay the licensing fee.  And, because I think this question might come next, it doesn't matter if a licensee is not producing the exact products you want to sell.  You still need permission from WB to sell HP items.

It's up to you whether you want to take the chance to sell your home-produced items.  You might get away with it or you might get caught.  I know that when eBay discovers someone selling an unlicensed item, the company can get pretty tough with the seller.

[grecopa]

I think the problem is using the words Harry Potter in the auction.  You are not allowed to sell unlicensed merchandise under the name Harry Potter. 
But if you don't list it with Harry Potter in the title, who will know how to find your props?  For example, if you wanted to sell a hand made Marauders Map, some people would make the auction for a "Harry Potter Marauders base card" and a "Free Magical Map" (Marauders Map in the search, get it?  ).  As far as I know WB has the copyright to the name Harry Potter, but not for every single prop from the movie.  Of course your auction could still get pulled, but why not take a chance?  All they can do is tell you to stop.  So if they do, just stop, no harm done.

[kbmum]

From what I've seen, eBay doesn't spontaneously go after sellers for listing infringements.  It happens when the copyright holder complains about the listing.  There are many people who have and still do sell replicas.

This article from 2000 is interesting: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-96323.html

"The Internet has sprouted thousands of unofficial fan Web pages that honor the popular character from the children's book series. Now Warner Brothers, which is making a Harry Potter film, is claiming that many of the fan Web sites violate its intellectual-property rights and is demanding the domain names be surrendered to the studio. The unit of Time Warner Inc. purchased the film and merchandising rights, as well as the trademarks and copyrights to the characters, from the books' author, J.K. Rowling."

"(WB) has gone to the trouble and expense of applying for and registering some 2,000 trademarks for made-up words such as Quidditch, a game similar to hockey but played in the air by wizards on broomsticks, and Hogwarts, the name of the school for wizards that Harry Potter attends."

[MuggleMum]

Hi Tom

I have sold my replicas on Ebay many times before and had them removed many times aswell
You will find that WB tend to patrol Ebay nearer release dates of Book or film.  They also pick up on sellers
who are stupid enough to list 20 of the same item at the same time. If Ebay repeatedly remove your listings in
a short space of time you will be suspended
I have found that I have still been able to sell the odd thing here and there but I never use the word 'Prop' in the title anymore as this is picked up on straight away.

Good luck if you decide to go ahead 

By the way did you find anything for the corner of your Quibbler...I drew mine in the end!

[Marcuss]

Hey everyone, did anybody bought the Slytherin locket?
Can you share some hi-res pics of the front and the back. On pics it looks pretty nice but I heard its just cheap plastic. Can those of you who bought it share some thoughts on this.

[MuggleMum]

Hi everyone

Any new props in the making?? Marcus or Tymex?? Anyone done the new Quibbler yet? I had a go at the Spectrespecs but
not totally happy with them yet

I saw the film yesterday and didn't see anything that grabbed me, except a few things in Weasleys Wizard Wheezes   
Now thats a shop I would love to be let loose in 

[stoney]

Hi Mugglemum!.
How have you been?. I wondered how the Spectrespecs were going.
It's been ages since you told me you were going to start on them. I had forgotten all about them.
Perhaps you could PM me when they are done.

Weasleys Wizard Wheezes is a great shop but Honeydukes is where you would find me spending all my money!

[MuggleMum]

Hi Stoney

I am fine, how about you?

Yes sorry for delay but haven't had as much time recently to concentrate on them 

Here are a couple of current versions but as said before are works in progress.





The foiled version works best but after seeing this in the film I need to make colour
adjustments

[MuggleMum]

Hi there lemonlemonuk 

Yes sadly they are just printed....did try to print on a clear film but didn't work successfully.

Have you found any of the clipart used for the tickets and quibbler or are you drawing it yourself?

Yes would be hard to make a full prophet.............would need lots of time for that one

[stoney]

They look fantastic as they are now Mugglemum so if you are going to improve them i'm sure they will look AMAZING!! when they are finished.

[Marcuss]

Hi folks, long time since my last post. I saw the movie and it has very nice props in it. The most amazing for me is the "advanced potion making" book. Does anyone has good screen captures of the scenes with the book in it? I am looking for the cover and the inside pages. And of course the Daily Prophet my all time favourite 

For the b-day of a friend I made this: http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/5795450.jpeg
Sorry for the bad quality, mobile cam. Its an antique frame with the hogwarts acceptance letter + envelope and ticket in it. The gift looked amazing and I would have kept it for myself but as I said it was a present lol

the next pics are without word, I guess you now what they are LOL:
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/6000591.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/6048389.jpeg

@lemonlemonuk: thanks for the link with the bos pages, very helpfull if you like i can post more pics of my BOS. The pages aren't aged yet, but think of it as a rejunivation spell LOL

Here are some pix:
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7349159.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7363226.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7496851.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7507603.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7549384.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7563449.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7624149.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7638008.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7677683.jpeg
http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/7715580.jpeg
The last double-spread page is my absolute fav.

Before some of you argue, the graphics are not made by myself. After hours of searching I was happy to get in contact with very talented artists who made them. 

[Marcuss]

Thank you lemon²uk, I know what you mean with the stucking point. But I am a fan of old tomes of mysterious lore and wisedom and the charmed BOS is a great book among others so it drove me crazy until I had one. LOL

I have not seen the film yet but am dying too! I am also very interested in making the potions book however i think there are two versions (old and new) that have slightly different cover artwork?

Can anyone confirm this?

yes your are right, there are two books, a new edition for the rest of the potion making class and one old used example that Harry use. Here is a picture of a similar cover: http://www.portkey.it/galleries/albums/pms/figurine//Album%206/IMG_0049_%5BRisoluzione_del_desktop%5D.jpg

[Marcuss]

Both alternative would be nice to have them in my book-board with my other HP books lol.
But before I have to search for more cliparts. Maybe the artists use stuff from the dover collection again. But I am not sure.
Where did you found the picture? It looks like its from a french exhibition.
I would die for pix of the inside pages , but I am guessing we have to wait for the DVD until we get proper screen shots.

[Marcuss]

I made some pics of my HP book-board: http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/2390209.jpeg
And I have some props as a permanent display in my room: http://www.hooverae.com/upload/files/190709/2403673.jpeg
You see a quidditch programm sold by tymex, a chocolate frog packaging, every flavoured beans package, a ministry flyer, a train ticket [its too shiny on the picture] and Harrys wand.

lemon²uk  I was to lazy to write the 2nd lemon 

[Marcuss]

Thanks. Who counts the time  It took quite a time to find resources/graphics/artists online. The Year with the yeti book was made from scans a member posted here. For the Daily Prophet I remember some people said its tabloid. But the size paper is different from movie to movie. But I think tabloid is the most accurate.

[MuggleMum]

Thanks. Who counts the time  It took quite a time to find resources/graphics/artists online. The Year with the yeti book was made from scans a member posted here. For the Daily Prophet I remember some people said its tabloid. But the size paper is different from movie to movie. But I think tabloid is the most accurate.

Or is it Marcuss??? After all it is THE WIZARD WORLD’S BEGUILING BROADSHEET OF CHOICE