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Agree
By:Jay Babina
Date: 2/27/2014, 3:50 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Replicating a design (John Messinger)

You can copy anything you want for personal use.

Plus you are not doing anything unethical, illegal or distasteful.

If someone is selling building plans for something and you copy one, usually it should be from one you own, ethically.
Some boat designers specify that only one boat built from a set of plans. That's a sticky one since the purchaser really does not sign something in agreement before they buy it. Without getting overly complicated, I would not feel guilty duplicating a plastic boat in wood for personal use.

I think most people are very honest and spiritual. Just the fact that you posted your concern shows this. I'll bet if you contacted the manufacturer, they would be thrilled that you thought enough of their boat to make one in wood

I think all of this boils down to ethics and personal feelings more than law as far as a personal use item.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 9:09 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 9:12 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2014, 10:26 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 11:04 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/27/2014, 11:12 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 11:19 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2014, 3:38 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
John Messinger -- 2/27/2014, 3:34 pm
Agree
Jay Babina -- 2/27/2014, 3:50 pm
Re: Agree *PIC*
Paul Davies -- 2/27/2014, 8:55 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2014, 6:46 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Etienne Muller -- 2/27/2014, 4:47 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 9:02 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Dan -- 2/28/2014, 9:57 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Jon Mortimer -- 3/3/2014, 7:01 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2014, 12:19 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Etienne Muller -- 3/4/2014, 5:27 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 3/4/2014, 10:13 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 3/4/2014, 3:57 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
sean-dawe@hotmail.com -- 3/4/2014, 4:59 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2014, 12:38 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 3/5/2014, 6:18 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Dan -- 3/4/2014, 10:54 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2014, 12:41 am
Re: Other: Replicating a design
ancient kayaker -- 3/4/2014, 10:48 pm
Re: Other: Replicating a design
Jon Mortimer -- 3/5/2014, 5:08 am