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In lugnet.general, James Brown writes:
> As far as I'm concerned (and I *think*, as far as general opinion & law
> regarding copyright reflects), what James is due is credit for the design.
> Period. That's the risk that is run when something becomes public
> knowledge. And some aspects of that design (pictures) are public knowledge.
> If I work backwards from that public knowledge, and design something
> similar, or even identical, I am required to (and believe I should) credit
> my source. But no more than that. If you don't want derivative works, or
> copies, you do not provide information about your work to the general public.
>
> If you want the kind of protection you seem to think you have, then you have
> to trademark your design. That is a whole different ball of wax.
>
> James
I think I understand what the point is but, we are usually working from a
picture or the actual building/engine and I don't see credits that the model
is representive of a pix in Model Railroading or the the XYZ building in
town A. When is a model just a different representation of the same basic
thought? If I build a model similar to others taking design elements from
several others plus design modification of my own creation, is this my
design or all of ours? I'm talking about designs for my own use not for sale.
There were some great model of WWII tanks recently, trouble is I model in 6
wide trains and needed 6 wide tanks to carry on them. I used the general
concept to the larger models but scaled everything down. Is this my design
or theirs?
Matthew Greene
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