Happens all the time in lots of industries. We are just insulated from having to deal with courts and lawyers. Example: http://www.law360.com/articles/275523/kohler-claims-rival-knocked-off-its-kitchen-sink-designs
I agree with pior. To me the actual surprise is there isn't more take down or C&D for game and cartoon IPs. For example, I'm pretty sure 0% of these are licensed: http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-model/disney/ http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-model/star-wars-movie/ http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-model/nintendo/
Not surprising at all. As an Outsource Manager and artist, I've had to deal with this sort of issue many many times. In particular, it seems that vehicle and weapon companies get can very picky about someone using a design too close to the actual product designs. And they pretty much have to do it. In order to keep a…
Well, to the people that like no-holds bard competition, then whats more competitive than trying to keep up with anyone that can make your stuff. There IS NOTHING inherently wrong with any copying that has EVER been done what-so-ever. So says physics, but of course we work with emotions based that can be based upon…