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Re: Mecha Legs
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 20:43:06 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
<CLAPPING> Beautiful, nicely worded James!

I let James use my models, because he has the decency to first ask me before
he does anything, if he could actually USE my model. Then, when he put it on
his wonderfully organized and cool website, he includes my FULL name and
website link.

  This certainly is an appropriate display of courtesy, especially given the
sensitive and occasionally nebulous nature of online copyright issues.  What
is the prevailing wisdom regarding reverse-engineering of online models?

     Dave!



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  Re: Mecha Legs
 
(...) I think it's at the very least considered polite to give credit. I'm not sure there's prevailing wisdom, per se. My black hopper, currently available at my brickbay site ( <grin> ), has been reverse engineered in the past. I'm not particularly (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Mecha Legs
 
(...) I've got a bit of experience on this general topic, as I also get many, many emails every week from people asking me if they can use my Pallas Spaceworks designs. I am also rather sensitive about this topic, because I am an Industrial (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Mecha Legs
 
<CLAPPING> Beautiful, nicely worded James! I let James use my models, because he has the decency to first ask me before he does anything, if he could actually USE my model. Then, when he put it on his wonderfully organized and cool website, he (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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