copyright trademark
Can people distribute trademarked/copyright products if they aren&#39;t monetized?
<p>If I made a bunch of Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals or screen printed a bunch of t-shirts with pictures from Godzilla films or something, would I be infringing on copyrights/trademarks if I distributed them for free (or "sold" them for $0.00) over etsy or ebay.</p>

<p>Furthermore, assuming I would be legally safe to send free non-official merchandise out, would customer's shipping payments count as me "profiting" off of another brand's work, even the payment goes directly to shipping company itself?</p>

<p>This would be infringement. It generally doesn't matter that you're giving things away for free.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that the point of these laws is not only to prevent third parties from making money off the creator's ideas, but also to protect the creator's ability to make money. If you're providing free knock-off Winnie the Pooh products, that cuts into the market for the creator's legitimate products.</p>
