Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: More on copyright abuse of Poser pictures

Phantast opened this issue on Apr 22, 2003 ยท 65 posts


_dodger posted Tue, 22 April 2003 at 12:33 PM

I was on the DAZ store site and noticed that the 2003 EU roadster uses BMW logos, and there's a Harley in the Loft Neither BMW nor Harley Davidson have registered trademarks on 3D models or poser content of any sort. Since DAZ first distributed with those logos, DAZ has the unregistered trademark on those names for 3D models and Poser content. As a note, the design of the Beemer is also fair game, as it's not copyrightable since it's a design for a functional device -- it's look is covered under Artistic/Design Patent. That means that something that isn't a car that looks like their car can be made. Most of these companies grab up model kits, toys, and stuff like paperweights immediately, but none of them seem to even be aware our industry exists. So shh. You guys gotta read up on the difference between Copyright, Patent, and Trademark.