... If you do that (even for yourself and not for profit) you violate copyright laws. However, if you scratch built a model of the appropriate scale, and say:...
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Barry Vedros
barry@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx...
Dec 8, 1998 7:24 am
Hey FrostDruid! Glad to see another JOEhead here. This is a great list. Not alot of posts compared to our other haunts, but it's definitely quality over...
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Elohs@xxx.xxx
Dec 8, 1998 2:01 pm
In a message dated 12/7/98 11:19:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, miracle- castings@... writes: << On the subject of silicone mold releases, what Brand...
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Miracle Castings Inc.
miracle-castings@xx.x...
Dec 8, 1998 5:23 pm
... Hi All! Since we're into discussing the legalities of reproducing someone elses stuff, the reality of it as far as my research is concerned is this: First...
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Tom Banwell
Tom@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 8, 1998 7:48 pm
... Hi Tom, This has me puzzled. I cast polyester into RTV tin silicone molds regularly, and the problem I have is with the molds shrinking, not swelling. The...
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Tibor Kiss
kisst@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx
Dec 8, 1998 7:58 pm
On the subject of copyright: Perhaps some companies do not care that much, but GW is a different piece of cake. (At least, that is what they say of themselves,...
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Dan Pikulski
danpik@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 8, 1998 9:02 pm
Pat First let me make this absolutly clear I AM NOT A LAWYER this is just FYI. I have taken two classes in college based on business law, and this information...
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Stan Smith
Stan.D.Smith@xxx.xxxx
Dec 8, 1998 9:51 pm
... Folks, the answer is simple: If you are making copies for *your own use*, and are *not selling or seeking to make a profit from them*, you are *safe* as...
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The Mighty Kaleb
kaleb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 9, 1998 1:10 am
This is gonna be a long one...;-) Hey all, I joined this list to learn about plastic casting techniques (and I learned so much more!) to make some action...
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Mike Bauers
mwbauers@xxxx.xxxxxx....
Dec 8, 1998 3:33 pm
... And to really complicate the issue.... I'm getting a 3d scanner to create starter cads that when complete will then be output in one or more different ...
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laocoon1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dec 9, 1998 5:04 am
I've never experienced silicone swelling from any polyester, epoxy or urethane. As for your shrinkage, I'm wondering if you use a catalyst accerator in your ...
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AFisherJr@xxx.xxx
Dec 9, 1998 6:24 am
What Dan sez is pretty much what I found in the library. On the other hand, a Britains' representative told me that they have no problem with individual ...
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Rick Blanchard
bdesign@...
Dec 9, 1998 6:10 pm
Mike, ... The answer is NO. If you didn't generate the original then you are using it for your own gain at their expense. With the two examples you give, why ...
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Tom Williams
Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.x...
Dec 9, 1998 8:14 pm
I have only experienced any swelling in the mold when casting with polester, and then when making say. five or six pulls a day. I am told by my supplier in...
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Dan Pikulski
danpik@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 9, 1998 9:24 pm
Mike I think this would be that part where you get competent legal advise. One would think that would be a significant "change in design" but, this is where...
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Dan Pikulski
danpik@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 9, 1998 9:33 pm
I presume that it's just ... profit. ... I would have to agree with this statement. If I remember correctly, in order for a company to sue for infringment they...
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Doug McClure
dmclure@xxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 1:30 am
... IMHO by changing scales, that would be sufficient...
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Lane Shutt
lmshutt@xxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 3:33 am
... From what I understand there is also a Trademarked Style. If a designer/ company uses a consistant distinctive style for their products they can use legal...
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Miracle Castings Inc.
miracle-castings@xx.x...
Dec 10, 1998 6:29 pm
Hi Mike! I think there's an important distinction to be made here, between original artistic creations, and industrial designs. According to copyright laws,...
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Tom Williams
Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.x...
Dec 10, 1998 5:39 pm
I have only experienced any swelling in the mold when casting with polyester, and then when making say. five or six pulls a day. I am told by my supplier in...
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Cdmodels@xxx.xxx
Dec 10, 1998 6:04 pm
Correct, a corvette in any scale is still a corvette, We deal with several license agreement with several OEM (Original Equipment Manufactures). I highly...
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Tom Banwell
Tom@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 6:45 pm
... I was told by my suppliers that urethanes give off fumes which are absorbed by the silicone molds, which is why a barrier coat is desirable. I've never...
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Rick Blanchard
bdesign@xx.xxxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 6:50 pm
Dan, ... Remember that companies have an obligation to protect their designs and trademarks or lose them to public domain. Xerox had to do some battles to keep...
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Richard Olszewski
fordham63@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 9:36 pm
Hi I learned of your group from a model locomotive scratchbuilding E-Group I belong to. I live in Arkansas and my interest is in the Southern Railway (of ...
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VRBass
vrbass@xxxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 10:05 pm
Rick observed ... In that vein, I received a politely threatening note from an attorney for duPont Chemical a year or two ago, demanding that I add all sorts...
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Dan Pikulski
danpik@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 10, 1998 10:27 pm
Rick I agree 100%. I work as a model maker/product designer and would be livid if somebody copied one of my products or designs. Sometimes what I "say" gets...
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Miracle Castings Inc.
miracle-castings@xx.x...
Dec 10, 1998 11:30 pm
Hi Greg! For interest's sake, could you expand on what was involved in obtaining permissions / licenses with the OEM's you mention in your message? I'd be...
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Randy Gordon-Gilmore
gord-gil@...
Dec 10, 1998 11:57 pm
... message? I second that request, and would be interested in a pointer towards a relevantly experienced counsel. The Burlington Railroad in 1935 introduced...
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Mike Bauers
mwbauers@xxxx.xxxxxx....
Dec 10, 1998 1:33 pm
... I'm with your thinking in a lot of ways. I won't just take an XYZ model and simply reproduce it in another scale. I will take something like the...
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Mike Bauers
mwbauers@xxxx.xxxxxx....
Dec 10, 1998 1:51 pm
... It is a problem in the plastic model field. It's why there are no n-scale late model American autos. It's why there are almost no Boeing aircraft models. A...
