eBay: new 3 footed moai from the kahiki - Tiki Marketplace

M mattfink Member Detroit Joined: May 05, 2003 Posts: 579	M mattfink Posted posted on Wed, Jun 1, 2005 2:14 PM (pulls panties out of ass)...the argument is pretty simple...according to DSK the Kahiki folks do not have ownership of the design (yes, it was based on existing design) that they commissioned and do not have the right to reproduce. If the reproduced items are not liscensed and legal, then the sale of these items is also not legal. Pretty basic copyright law. Matt On 2005-06-01 13:47, BambooLodge wrote: This whole thing here is getting pretty ridiculous! Why does everyone have their panties in a bunch over this? Was artwork not the property of the Kahiki to begin with? They commissioned the work to be done. So how can this really be stealing when the art was theirs to begin with. Blder3 is selling what they bought from the Kahiki Factory Store! Just a couple of cents worth!

(pulls panties out of ass)...the argument is pretty simple...according to DSK the Kahiki folks do not have ownership of the design (yes, it was based on existing design) that they commissioned and do not have the right to reproduce. If the reproduced items are not liscensed and legal, then the sale of these items is also not legal. Pretty basic copyright law.

Matt

On 2005-06-01 13:47, BambooLodge wrote:
This whole thing here is getting pretty ridiculous! Why does everyone have their panties in a bunch over this? Was artwork not the property of the Kahiki to begin with? They commissioned the work to be done. So how can this really be stealing when the art was theirs to begin with. Blder3 is selling what they bought from the Kahiki Factory Store!
Just a couple of cents worth!

Post #162848 by mattfink on Wed, Jun 1, 2005 2:14 PM