Hola, pasé por tu fanfic de Android BloodyMary AU. Tengo una pregunta.
If Jody mentions that Ryland is identical to Colt because paying for Tom's image rights is so expensive… what about Simon? Or does Mark not exist in this universe?
Oh! …yeah, well, here's a funny little detail: I completely forgot about Mark. When I wrote that scene, I was just aiming for a funny moment where Colt thinks Ryland had to look like him for some deep, personal reason—only for the actual resemblance to boil down to image rights.
So, regarding what Jody mentioned—I’m no lawyer, so I’m definitely taking some creative liberties here—let’s assume there are specific criteria a person must meet to request that CyberLife doesn’t use their likeness for android customization. If Mark exists in this AU, then either he doesn’t meet those requirements, or Ava made the necessary tweaks so that Simon isn’t an exact copy: maybe hair color, hair texture, a slightly different skin tone, or some freckles. Just enough little changes to walk that fine line of image rights law.