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The Satanic Temple says Netflix's 'Sabrina' stole Baphomet statue design, is 'taking legal action'
- Thread starter lupianwolf
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this is a spoiler!
i'm just finished episode 3 and haven't seen this statue used in the series yet
i'm just finished episode 3 and haven't seen this statue used in the series yet
They're Satanists, a religion basically based around doing the exact opposite of the bible, I don't expect fully thought out responses from them.
The satanic temple is suing Netflix for using a statue that is very similar to their own, which was based on a drawing by Stanislas de Guaita (the head of the goat in baphomet is exactly the same as Guaita's original drawing), of a deity that the Knights Templar were falsely accused of worshiping.
So who has the rights if the original design was stolen?
Fair use?
Both are based on the same image but idk. The specific use of the children seems like the most egregious element.
I find it slightly interesting they seem to have a copyright on this. I thought iconography could only be trademarked?
These guys just love to stir shit. They were kind of the flying speghetti guys before they ever existed.
Maybe they've gone all corporate and want a pay day, or maybe they're just being assholes.
Maybe they've gone all corporate and want a pay day, or maybe they're just being assholes.
They're suing because it's their design
This is the Satanic temples design
This is Sabrina's
As opposed to the fully thought out things the bible teaches?
Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's more "free will, do what you want but don't hurt people" with this people rather than "bizzarro bible".
Nobody is offended. It's just flat out copying a statue that is owned by the church. I believe the statue is an original piece with creative decisions made in it's design. It obviously takes inspiratiob from the source but the show is a 1:1 copy
lol, oops. If the artwork is copyright then they have case.
Every word in that sentence is wrong.
They aren't offended by the show, they're enforcing their copyright.
I mean taking a book like the bible and doing the opposite doesn't make it more logical.
I speak as someone whose been in covens.
I mean regardless of what you think of the organization this at least seems questionable on Netflix's part.
They're suing because it's their design
This is the Satanic temples design
This is Sabrina's
I don't know, I'm not really seeing it.
...they don't just "do the opposite" though from my understanding but I'm open to being shown that I'm mistaken.
Really? I'm enjoying the show quite a lot so far and I've just finished episode 8.
This is the Satanic Temple's creed, by the way:
https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/tenets
https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/tenets
- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
- One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
- Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.
- People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
Exactly. It's clearly based on the Satanic Temple's neutered design. The children and the lap towel thing are the most conspicuous addition to the statue, along with the removal of the breasts. I caught this when I first watched it and wondered if they got permission.
Baphomet itself is an icon. But you can't copy someone else's artwork of Baphomet.
If I make a drawing of Satan, and someone else uses my exact drawing of Satan without my permission, they are infringing on my copyright.
Yeah, that's its basic design. The giveaway is the inclusion of children (which appear to be a black boy and a white girl in the exact same positions) which is directly linked to the Satanic Temple's version of the design.
Reading it more, the fact its copyrighted changes my feelings on it.
When it comes to protecting your shit do what you gotta
When it comes to protecting your shit do what you gotta
Yeah... they might have a point there.They're suing because it's their design
This is the Satanic temples design
This is Sabrina's