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Printing for your own use is non-infringing anyway, and a 3d model of an object is effectively a drawing of it and so therefore the creator of the drawing holds
by ktizo 14y ago
Printing for your own use is non-infringing anyway, and a 3d model of an object is effectively a drawing of it and so therefore the creator of the drawing holds the copyright, not the holder of any patent of the object. Copyrights can be infringed, but only where there is copyrighted detail, which is usually only an issue for things like toys and fashion.
- grabeh 14y ago> Printing for your own use is non-infringing This may be true in relation to fair use/fair dealing exceptions, but not as a general statement. > 3D model is effectively a drawing of it They may hold the copyright in it, but it can still infringes a pre-existing third party design right. > Copyrights can be infringed, but only where there is copyrighted detail I don't understand what you mean by this. If something attracts the protection of copyright, it will be infringed if the usual tests are satisfied - where does 'copyrighted detail' come into it?