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Simple kid-friendly interface for printing high quality graphics onto heat transfer paper (to make iron-on t-shirts). Graphics supplied by cartoon networks (if possible), sourced from character communities like Mojizu or created on-site with a simple graphics editor. Cheap way for parents and kids to create custom clothes and opportunity for artists to get their characters into the public domain and potentially make a small amount of money. Plus the process of creating an iron-on t-shirt is great fun for kids, a great way to spend the day. Revenue: pay-per-character - profit split between owner of the copyright and website. Payment allows ability to print directly from program (no image download). Set number of prints allowed (e.g., 5 prints in total). Idea is not just for kids but I suggest interface be designed for kids - parents just need to provide payment details.
I thought of this idea when I was...
Kids love creating stuff and the idea that their t-shirt is unique is cool. Artists get a chance to showcase their work and get small royalty payments. Iron-on tshirts are fun and unique and cheap. I think cambrian needs to build some kid-specific software/websites that let kids create cool looking products quickly and easily.
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Hate to be a downer, but the licensing nightmare that this would create would be huge! Not to mention the enormous royalty fees that the copyright owners can and will charge.
How would you limit the number of times a person could use the graphic? The copyright owners (like those at the Cult of the Mouse) would tie this up in litigation until we are making fun of web 4.0 logos.
What if the copyright owners supplied the images with an agreement to take a percentage? Software simply provides a kid-friendly interface to choose, display and print characters. Perhaps you could link this with something like Mojizu - where new artists can get their characters printed on t-shirts. They have lots of cool monster/robot/quirky characters. There must be some way of limiting access to the graphic - i.e., print directly from the site???
Maybe this could be done with emerging artists, new and unknown characters, and the kids' own artwork.
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