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 10:30 PM

If I applied the logic you're presenting, then the entire point of a trademark vanishes. I'm not presenting logic, I'm presenting the law as it's written and stands. Didn't I say that? I thought I'd said that. Yep, no... wait.... yep. I said that. For Christ's sake. I don't know why I'm arguing with you even; It doesn't matter what you think. You're wrong on how the law works. Oh, yeah, I'm arguing with you to try and get you to stop spreading misinformation to people and this fucked up attempt to spread shit about DAZ. You yourself even write: "If I sold a Millenium Falcon Poser figure, I couldnt' call it that, and if I called it that, it couldn't look like it." The DAZ Harley not only looks like one, it has the name as well. Because the Millenium Falcon is a violation of COPYRIGHT, &*@#!. It's a direct marketing of something created as part of a work of fiction that is covered under copyright law. Copyright law is not even the same damned bureau as Patent and Trademark, which are the only IP protections that cover Beemers and Harleys. The DAZ Harley doesn't looking anything like a bloody Speeder Bike. Oh wait, that's just theory on my part, right? No, it's a demonstration of a complete inability for you to comprehend anything I've written, from what I can tell, not to mention a complete inability to comprehend what the USPTO has written as well (if you even read it). But if it's all the same to you, at this point I think I'd really prefer asking the folks who actually own the goods. Fine, I couldn't give a damn if you choose to limit yourself above what the law requires. Further, if you're asking about IP law, maybe you should ask an IP lawyer -- hello?! As a matter of fact, if you're selling Poser content, I'll be perfectly willing to giggle hysterically while you hop around after shooting yourself in the foot. BUT STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION. I've described what the laws are ad nausaeum. If you insist on a dunderheaded unwillingness to grasp or accept them, then by all means, limit yourself.