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Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?)
By:Kevin Sheppard
Date: 6/12/1998, 2:19 pm
In Response To: Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?) (Mark Kanzler)

I have often schemed of easy ways to build an exact replica of a kayak, or any boat for that matter. One method I think would work would be to lay the kayak on its side, tape wax paper at one foot intervals along the sides and laying up some fiberglass making sure that the glass extends far enough to create a half shape of a form. It would be fairly easy to do. The hardened shapes of glass could then be transfered to paper, and the mirror image traced. Of course you would have to obtain permission of the boat owner. Now is this a copyright infringement? What if the boat owner give permission?

Messages In This Thread

Let the games begin
Phillip Kearney -- 6/10/1998, 11:53 pm
Re: royalties
Don Beale -- 6/11/1998, 2:40 pm
Re: royalties
Nick Schade -- 6/11/1998, 8:49 pm
Re: royalties
Paul Jacobson -- 6/13/1998, 3:20 am
Re: royalties
Nick Schade -- 6/13/1998, 9:21 pm
Re: Hull Shapes and Handling
Mark Kanzler -- 6/15/1998, 12:10 am
Re: Hull Shapes and Handling
Nick Schade -- 6/15/1998, 7:50 pm
Re: royalties
Don Beale -- 6/12/1998, 12:54 pm
Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?)
Mark Kanzler -- 6/12/1998, 10:21 am
Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?)
Nick Schade -- 6/12/1998, 10:34 pm
Designs are protected actually
NPenney -- 6/15/1998, 8:39 am
Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?)
Kevin Sheppard -- 6/12/1998, 2:19 pm
Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?)
Paul Jacobson -- 6/13/1998, 3:11 am
Re: Design Rights (What constitutes a new design?)
Mark Kanzler -- 6/12/1998, 2:34 pm
Re: royalties
Mark Kanzler -- 6/11/1998, 3:16 pm
Re: royalties
Nick Schade -- 6/11/1998, 8:56 pm
Re: royalties
Nick Schade -- 6/11/1998, 8:55 pm