topic Re: Copyright Issue in Modeling

Copyright Issue

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:18:50 GMT

How does the copyright law work for designs?

I think I need to start planning on putting something on my design and images.

Re: Copyright Issue

Rick Thompson — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:11:31 GMT

not very well:) I run into people stealing my plans all the time, even to the point of seeing them on the web with their copyright on them... thats shameful. I could take them to court, and they would have to pay for the plan, but that's it. If you actually register the plan for copyright, then you can collect punitive damages. Other than that, you'll spend too much time and money on the lawyer than it is usually worth. Plus, what a pain in the butt to do... bad vibes and all that stuff. Personally, I'd rather the gods of karma do their thing and drink beer, unless it gets really bad.

Re: Copyright Issue

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:18:02 GMT

Can you actually copyright a plan?
I mean imagine a XxY rectangular with a roof and some windows.
I guess everyone can think of it. How to copyright common sense.

Ofcourse pictures, renderings artwork,music, but even there borders are vague

Re: Copyright Issue

Aaron Bourgoin — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:09:58 GMT

how about the human genome?

Re: Copyright Issue

Rick Thompson — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:07:06 GMT

oreopoulos wrote:
Can you actually copyright a plan?
I mean imagine a XxY rectangular with a roof and some windows.
I guess everyone can think of it. How to copyright common sense.

Ofcourse pictures, renderings artwork,music, but even there borders are vague

Intellectual property rights. If you do like I do and spend years developing and refining plans for resale, set up and develop a business around it (it can take a lot of work), a judge can look and see when someone has directly copied your work. It's not necessarily vague at all. Anyone can think of most anything (music is a good example.. software too), and then to base your lively hood on a produce and not have any legal protection from thief's is a bit naive to do. I've only taken one situation to court... I was very mad at that #^$%@... and he had to pay up.