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we talked about "inspiration", not "cloning"... what would be the reason on making a skin exactly like this one here and release it if the guys at DirectPixel told they would never release their skins publically ther than official versions like this one...
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ummm...I must be missing something in this conversation, but what you are saying is you've basically ripped their skin...it doesn't matter if you wrote it or not...images are copyrighted and you sound extemely close to being in copyright enfringement waters.
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Its only illegal if you block the copyright and have not bought a branded free option or if you do not give me a copy of this style for free..... ![]() Quote:
How do you copyright the colors there smacklan? She/He said they made thier images..... ![]() Quote:
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Directpixel is not the person to contact about this - You would need to contact a Site Administrator here, as vBulletin.org own the copyright to this style...
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And here's a refresher on US and International copyright law, since there seems to be quite a bit of misunderstanding. All works of original art that is created is automatically copyrighted the owner (in the US. This work was created in the US, so is subject to this clause) (or the employer, if the creator was working within the scope of his employment at the time). As the original copyright holder, he/she is entitled to control of the original work, in addition preventing any derivatives (including your style). As a result, if you would like to use your style, even though you have created it yourself from scratch (it is still legally considered a derivative work), you will need to seek permission from the copyright holders. In this case, the vBulletin.org Site Administrators. Simply leaving the copyright intact is not enough. It is no substitute for consent, and in a court of law, it holds absolutely no weight. Hope this clears it up. ![]() |
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Well you surface to the mortal plain for 20 years and things get sloppy down there
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Just my two cents - Artwork is protected, but that doesn't mean someone can't recreate sometihng with their own twist on it. I point outto you the case of Jack Vettriano (i believe that is the correct spelling) Who painted and sold paintings which were copies of the paintings in "learn to paint" manuals etc. Perfectly legal, as it was all his own work, even if it was similar, or indeed the same, as this other work. Unfortunately doing your own take on something is NOT a derivative of it. If everything was done on his own, then just because it bears resemblance to another style doesn't give the owner of that other style copyright over it.
If it could be shown that the images were simply recreations of the original images then yes it would be in breach of copyright. If they were created from scratch then no, it wouldn't. |
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Jack Vettriano's case was unique in that it involved paintings. The specifics of the case involved him allegedly copying figures from "Illustrators Figure Reference Manual", a book. In particular, there were figures in Vettriano's painting "The Singing Butler" which were almost identical to figures depicted in a photograph contained in "Illustrators Figure Reference Manual". The outcome of the case was decided in favor of Jack Vettriano not because his copy of the painting was his own creation. It was decided in favor of Jack Vettriano because by placing the figures from the "Illustrators Figure Reference Manual" in a beach, and arranging them in relation to each other and changing elements of the models such as their clothing or their poses, "it was arguable that Vettriano has created a narrative and an atmosphere that did not exist before in the photographs and therefore he has not breached the copyright protection afforded to the manual." Quote:
Or a better example. Let's say you borrowed a nice book from the library. You read it, and loved it. This doesn't mean that you can open up Word and type up the entire book (starting from a blank page) and sell it, or even claim it as yours. You are not afforded any rights just because you copied (or created from scratch) something that looks exactly like something already copyrighted. (Seriously. You're trying to explain copyright law to a guy that lives and breathes law textbooks practically 24/7. ![]() |
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