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If I was to post these snowboard designs on the Internet for a custom snowboard company and then selling the design, would it be breaking any copyright laws? Using the Poser figure and all? Thanx, Adam

I don't think so, because they are just images (unless you didn't do the pictures yourself). That is kinda the point of poser...to make this kinda stuff. The give you the right to use the images however you wish.

UNLESS you already have a contract with the snowboard manufacturers that restricts your rights (i.e., if you sold the electronic distribution rights to them, then you'd be violating the copyright). If you do have any contract with them, go over it with a fine toothed comb and see what you sold them. If you don't have a contract, talk to them first.

The images you render with Poser are yours and automatically copyrighted by you. It's kind of like writing a story in WordPerfect. The story you wrote is yours and you don't owe WordPerfect or Corel anything for using their word processor. You can't, however, sell or distribute the meshes that came in Poser. Melanie

That is exactly what I was trying to say above, melanie. As I understand the way things work, doing a picture with anything, from Poser to a napkin and a bit of ketsup, it's your picture. No matter what the medium. You just can't rip the meshes in there original digital form. I.E. the geometry itself. That is like taking a G.I. Joe or starwars figure and repainting it and calling it yours. (Although you could sell a picture of it!) Kyrin

actually, you could sell the repainted G.I. Joe. People sell collectible Barbie dolls that aren't officially liscensed by mattel. But a Poser figure is more like a five dollar bill. You can own it, trade it, cut it up into tiny pieces, if you like(not quite sure if that's legal...) You can scan it into your computer, cut out Abe Lincoln's face and stick it on a billboard. But if you photocopy it and pass it off as real, you're in trouble.

If you are using default Poser and/or Zygote models/stuff, you can do whatever you want with the pictures (because the license contract allows it). However, if you use FreeWare stuff you should carefully read the enclosed read-me's, because a lot of the creators restrict the usage of their work to non-commercial purposes - and everyone should respect this. If in doubt, it's never a mistake to contact the creator and ask for it.

Thanx guys! It was all helpful.