Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Where is the line drawn?

littlefox opened this issue on Nov 27, 2004 ยท 129 posts


Moonbiter posted Sat, 27 November 2004 at 11:04 AM

Why not contact Square-Enix and ask them to look into it? Then if they have a problem, their lawyers can deal with it. Or is it easier to try and whip up an anti-DAZ mob? Yeah the Warrior Class pack is almost exactly like the character you show. Only a few differences that I could see compareing images. But if creating a model that comes close to 'looking' like an established character is a copyright violation then the 'community' is in some deep deep doo-doo. Seriously, check out the Evil Dead Ash, Lara Croft, Matrix, Underworld and the other hundred 'look alike' items on sale here, at DAZ and all the other poser sites. Sure they aren't called by those names wink wink but we all know don't we? I honestly don't know the exact laws that cover likeness and design copyright. I know you can't copyright ideas but how close can something be before it a violation? Maybe Cooler knows... but even so if you're gonna whip up a mob to draw a line in the sand... make sure that your not standing on the side closest to the ocean cause you might get wet.