I have a side business where I design and sell lapel pins, stickers,

Anybody?

>>1803467
http://rarepepedirectory.com/

https://rarepepewallet.com/#

Literally what you are looking for

>>1803733
I don't understand. Are these all copyright-free pepes or something?

>>1803411
>Can I move into Pepe and sell derivative works of it?
No, the owner of the copyright on the work (in principle the author) needs to give permission for this. The copyright exists from the moment of creation until 70 years after the death of the author.

>What about artistic variations of Pepe?
Still need permission. You will own the copyright on the aspect that is a variation though.

If caught you will at least lose your profits.

>>1804336
So copyright usually isn't an issue if you transform the original work enough. One could argue that smug pepe, all the variations are so much of a transformation of the original Boy's Club mascot that copyright no longer applies.

And what's to stop me from just drawing my own Pepe's?

>>1804336
And if what you're saying is true, then this guy is massively violating copyright and just hasn't gotten caught yet?
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BaineVisuals

What I'm trying to get at is: isn't it ok to do my own original illustrations of copyrighted IPs? Isn't that my own transformative artwork?