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stokemaveric | 01:35 Thu 10th Feb 2011 | Law
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now he wants to set up a business dressing as fireman sam,postman pat and various other childrens charecters and be hired by parents to go and make appearences at kids birthday parties etc etc [these costumes are very expensive to buy]..now will he have to apply for some sort of licence from the charecters creators do you think ?as im sure this will be covered by copyright any help will be a bonus to him.thanks...
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He'll certainly need a CRB check.
Not sure...do they hire them out in fancy dress shops? I went to a party in an Andy Pandy costume..

Would he need a CRB check?
If I were hiring I'd insist on it.
As the law stands at the moment, yes, he would need a crb check.
http://www.uk-enterta...er-is-CRB-Checked.asp

This is currently being reviewed in Parliament and will change in the next few months, but almost certainly a children's entertainer will need to be crb checked.

That is not the question though.

Fancy dress shops usually have in amongst their terms and conditions that outfits are not hired out for commercial use.

If he intends to represent himself as a major character he will certainly need permission from the copyright holder.
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there would be no problem with a crb check whatsoever,thanks for all your replies you have been very helpful...

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