Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Where is the line drawn?

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


darken666 posted Sat, 27 November 2004 at 1:26 PM

Here's an odd question. Suppose one got the Warrior Class clothing pack and put different textures on it? Would it then be a copyright issue? Does copyright or trademark give Square-Enix the ability to lock up an entire style of clothing such that nothing like it can be made? I can see where the design of the outfit in question resembles the outfit that Paine wears, and I can also see where they differ. I've also seen similar outfits in the punk rock styles of the 80's. I realize that the marketing of the outfit brings out the similarities more than the differences but there are differences. I just hate to think of entire strata of clothing becoming unusable because some character wore a very similar design. (This would really get cos-players out of joint. I've seen more that a few cos-play outfits of Paine that are almost spot-on despite being worn by males...) Still I suppose the best people to sort it all out are the lawyers.