Caricatures of famous people in our game. Is that allowed??

[neurotic androi]

Hi!

Characters in our online game are represented as caricatures of rock stars. Is that allowed? Names are fake. Could anyone take legal actions against us?

We do not want to risk. Anyone knows correct answer?

Sorry for bad english.

 

[justalayman]

any person that owns the publicity rights to their image could have a valid claim against you. If there were any trademark issues with the singers ( as an example: I believe KISS likely trademarked their specific face designs but haven't checked) would be a problem.

 

[neurotic androi]

Thank you. I find your answer very useful.

Best regards!