ip-and-likeness-rights

name	ip-and-likeness-rights
description	Use when reselling or marketing graded cards involving player likeness, league logos, or IP. Most resale is legitimate; certain uses are not.

IP and Likeness Rights

Card resale (raw or graded) is legitimate. Marketing or modifying cards crosses IP lines. Know what's allowed.

Allowed uses

1. Reselling individual cards (raw or graded)
2. Personal collection display
3. Educational content about cards
4. Auction-house consignment marketing
5. Personal social media showcase
6. Card-related editorial content

Restricted uses

1. Mass-producing card replicas (counterfeit risk)
2. Selling unauthorized merchandise with card imagery (player likeness IP)
3. Using league logos in commercial branding
4. Modifying cards for sale (e.g., custom art on top)
5. Using card images in unauthorized advertising

Player and league rights

1. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL: league licensing for branded content
2. MLBPA, NFLPA, NBPA, NHLPA: player likeness licensing
3. Topps, Panini, Upper Deck: manufacturer trademarks
4. Pokemon Company, Wizards of the Coast, Konami: TCG manufacturer IP

Resale doesn't infringe these; commercial reproduction does.

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Legal compliance overlay for CardPrepAI customer-facing content.