Post #137222 by ToonToonz on Tue, Jan 25, 2005 5:33 AM

Pottery thread section.
The problem I would see with trying to claim a copyright violation on pottery is how does one prove it is a copy?

With a Mickey Mouse drawing it is fairly obvious that a drawing of it is a copy.

But with a piece of pottery that with just a few changes makes it no longer a copy would be tough to claim is a unauthorized copy. (Such as make the back different.)
And do you have the funds to hire an expensive lawyer in case you need to?

(Plus it does not help to have a photo on your website of the copyrighted and trademarked "Hello Kitty" character that you copied....) I can see the other guy's lawyer saying, "She´s claiming a copyright violation, but she does it, too.")

If you have bad vibes about a project don´t get involved.