Yes this is done for legal reasons. A lot of guns will also be slightly different from a real gun as well for this reason. Some games have licenced weapons though. For example SWAT4 has a Colt licence. It's unlikely that a gun company would get very upset over a non-commercial project though. There's not much money in…
Don't get too drudged down with the legality of things (unless you're trying to sell them). If you use a concept from a major titles be sure to credit the studio/ the image. If it's a concept from a person you can ask them, or if they don't respond at least credit them by linking their portfolio and stuff. Generally that…
As long as you aren't selling what you're making, I'd say don't worry about it too much, just focus on getting art done. Worst case, I could see someone asking you to take it down from your website. I've never heard of an individual 3D artist being sued over 3D modelling a design from a movie/tv-show. Even where profit is…
[ QUOTE ] Vig: The real reason I would win is that calling your mom a whore to your face just to piss you off would not cause any real damage. Not in the eyes of the court, anyway. [/ QUOTE ] No actually the real reason is for the reason I mentioned above. Slander defamation of character and even libel are actual legal…
It's a bit of a difficult one to pin down, as it would be hard to know exactly what's been protected under copyright, and what's simply considered intellectual property. Obviously the whole game itself would be protected under copyright, and you can almost guarantee that would be still enforced. It differs from country to…
actually there is a hell of a lot you can do about it. there are laws in place to keep companies from tapping your phone and accessing your data without your permission. business would be impossible if there was not a legal framework to protect privacy and data. both windows and osx have all these restrictions. as do most…
It seems like your client didn't bother to read up on if what he wants done is even possible. If it's a miniature, then it's a little larger than an inch and will not be possible to make with a 3D color printer without losing an incredibly large amount of detail. Again, the best color printer I know of has a minimum wall…
Been away the weekend so haven't had anytime to continue, fresh cup of tea and cracking on with it: @DashXero: I wasn't sure whether to take this into the cartoon look or the more realistic fantasy look which is why I hadn't opted for anything too over the top yet, initial idea was to have the wooden plaque on the side to…
"Considering that you can sell artwork through their system with a simple click on the button, on which they reap profits, I would say yes." No, that is completely false and the law agrees. DA is not liable for the stupid things people do on their website. It's called Section 203 Safe Harbors. They are only required to…
Hey, well I'll fill you all in a little more. There was no real contract- only an agreement to make such a model (finished & game ready), he said nothing about the high poly at first. He is now looking for the sole rights to the high poly for the same price. He has also stated that he will be using the models in other…