Do you know if the Sesame Street Muppet faces at freeembroiderydesignfiles are legal designs? Is there any trademark or copyright associated with these? I thought Disney owned the Muppets. Would not this limit the digitizing of the characters? All replies will be helpful! TIA;>)

by pldc 25 Mar 2012

On February 17, 2004, it was announced that the Muppets (excluding the Sesame Street characters, which are separately owned by Sesame Workshop) and the Bear in the Big Blue House properties had been sold by Henson's heirs to The Walt Disney Company. However, as a result, Sesame Workshop (formerly the Children's Television Workshop), also lost the rights to Kermit the Frog, and he could no longer appear on any new material on Sesame Street, although Kermit did later appear on the premiere of the show's 40th season on November 10, 2009.

by drro 25 Mar 2012

You are correct! and thus, they own the copyrights...right?

by pldc 25 Mar 2012

However, as a result, Sesame Workshop (formerly the Children's Television Workshop), also lost the rights to Kermit the Frog, and he could no longer appear on any new material on Sesame Street, although Kermit did later appear on the premiere of the show's 40th season on November 10, 2009.

by drro 25 Mar 2012

and thanks for the response;>)

by pldc 25 Mar 2012

as you can see they have limited copyrights, not all of the sesame characters are owned outright by Disney, but with that exception I'm sure the Henson family retains the rest of the rights to above metnioned characters!

by pldc 25 Mar 2012

your very welcome, I might also add that in reading the correct terms it would appear as thow Kermit fell threw the "proverbial cracks"

by drro 25 Mar 2012

Poor Kermie..you'd think Miss Piggy would help him out;>) hugs for all your help.

by drro 25 Mar 2012

Thanks for your thoughts. I checked the ibroidery.com site...I did not find the characters...perhaps I didn't look in the right category. None-the less, the Muppets came up as at a Disney link above.

by drro 25 Mar 2012

Thanks! I was thinking the same thing;>)