I also wanted to add that word "based" is pretty important in here. Is it an exact copy of a design or is it influenced or midly referenced?If you google fantasy sword design, then you find almost all of these designs pretty much identical. Just a counted number of variations. If you mix two or three existing sword…
well let's say the whole thing is like 99% the same and only one face is wider, bigger, smaller. is it still gonna be copyrighted? logically it would be but you're not making their design 100% in a way
So if you make a model based on Spiderman and changed his name to something else, that way you avoid the copyrighted name but you pretty much stole the design..or can you can't actually get away with it? it's a grey area if u can change the name and call it a day...
Pretty much the question above, copyright laws are very complicated and the more research I do the more confused I get. Say I made a sword or a gun based on a design from a game, and I wanna sell that, is it illegal to do so? I don't wanna get into any trouble when it comes to copyrights so please let me know if anyone…
Yes, it is illegal. Even selling 2D fanart is illegal. If the character has recognizable features, then you are using copyrighted material.It's like covering songs. As long as you don't ask mone for it, it's usually tolerated, but as soon as you are reconding an album with the cover on it and you make some money out of it,…
I don't really see what should be complicated about this? You are using designs without having the license to do so and try to make money out of it. That is pretty much everywhere a breach of copyrights. You might want to check with your lawyer, but I really think that is a mood question. Now if the owner of the copyrights…
Yeah I think it's more black then grey, especially if you are talking about selling prints/3D prints, something that is probably also sold by the copyright holder of those designs. Although there is a big chance you could probably go through your whole career without problems if you keep it small, it's really not worth all…
I think that's the most important point of them all. Where you draw the line? Most of the copyright infringement cases come to this point, either somebody has crossed the line or not and where is the line. Over the years i've seen many artists claim their right over some design they think it's theirs, but in fact... in…