Neil Wyatt | 06/12/2018 17:56:55 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Copyright will exist in the 'industrial' design of the Jacobs Hobber. A redrawing will not infringe the drawing copyright but it will infringe the copyright in the mechanical design (which is different from aesthetic 'design rights' which apply to non-functional aspects of a design). Neil |
oilcan | 07/12/2018 09:36:47 |
34 forum posts | You could try asking the question on the website copyrightaid.co.uk. Peter
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oilcan | 07/12/2018 09:45:19 |
34 forum posts | The first post on the site, 'Clarification request please', explains the 25 year rule that John Haine refers to. It's more complicated than you think. Peter |
John Haine | 07/12/2018 09:53:57 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Posted by Neil Wyatt on 06/12/2018 17:56:55:
Copyright will exist in the 'industrial' design of the Jacobs Hobber. A redrawing will not infringe the drawing copyright but it will infringe the copyright in the mechanical design (which is different from aesthetic 'design rights' which apply to non-functional aspects of a design). Neil Neil, that would count as "unregistered design rights" I think (assuming that the design was not registered) which expire after 15 years. |
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