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From that link, criminal copyright infringement depends on specific circumstances that don't directly apply here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/506

>>Taywee+(OP)
It's unclear whether "here" refers to the artists spoofing Disney, or other actors pirating / duplicating artists' work for commercial use.

In the former case, I'd agree.

In the second, there's a clear violation of 17 USC 506(a)(1)(A).