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Rafaella Schumann

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Join date: 30 Mar 2007

Posts: 83

03-08-2008 12:38

I'd like to know...

If I've a store that's produces...for example....hamm....Pools.

Then my pools have too much personality and style because my pools is pink with a format of the pig...

obbviouslly is this just a scenario..LOL...

the point is: some contents is really unique, right ?

What if someone also create a "almost replica" of my "pig pool" and put for sale ? is it allowed by the TOS ?

Yumi Murakami

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Join date: 27 Sep 2005

Posts: 6,860

03-08-2008 16:40

If they have copied your particular prim settings or textures (assuming they are textures you made), then they've broken the TOS.

If they have just copied your *idea*, they haven't broken the TOS. Copyright only protects expressions, not ideas.

Joker Opus

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Join date: 9 May 2006

Posts: 363

03-12-2008 07:54

Technically if it's an 'almost' replica, it would be allowed. Copyright claims on your creations, so if they were to make their version but slightly differant - I believe it wouldn't be against the TOS.
But i'm no lawyer

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DoteDote Edison

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03-12-2008 17:13

Copyright doesn't protect something like that, nor does a patent. You'll need to file a trademark for your pool design. Just like the Coca-Cola bottle is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company.

Your Piggy-Pool design (the prim sizes/shapes/colors) would be a trademark of your company.

DoteDote Edison

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03-12-2008 17:17

Copyright doesn't protect something like that, nor does a patent. You'll need to file a trademark for your pool design. Just like the Coca-Cola bottle is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company.

Your Piggy-Pool design (the prim sizes/shapes/colors) would be a trademark of your company.

Although it's a gray-area with copyright, since the virtual construction parameters are probably printed somewhere, on a disk drive. In the real world, blueprints/diagrams for your pool would be copyrighted along with the trademark for the actual designed product.

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Rafaella Schumann Registered User Join date: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 83	03-08-2008 12:38 I'd like to know... If I've a store that's produces...for example....hamm....Pools. Then my pools have too much personality and style because my pools is pink with a format of the pig... obbviouslly is this just a scenario..LOL... the point is: some contents is really unique, right ? What if someone also create a "almost replica" of my "pig pool" and put for sale ? is it allowed by the TOS ?
Yumi Murakami DoIt!AttachTheEarOfACat! Join date: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 6,860	03-08-2008 16:40 If they have copied your particular prim settings or textures (assuming they are textures you made), then they've broken the TOS. If they have just copied your idea, they haven't broken the TOS. Copyright only protects expressions, not ideas.
Joker Opus Registered Usimibober Join date: 9 May 2006 Posts: 363	03-12-2008 07:54 Technically if it's an 'almost' replica, it would be allowed. Copyright claims on your creations, so if they were to make their version but slightly differant - I believe it wouldn't be against the TOS. But i'm no lawyer _____________________ Jøkêr Øpüs PLEASE FIX THE WEAPON TESTING SANDBOX - AN OLD SECONDLIFE HANGOUT!
DoteDote Edison Thinks Too Much Join date: 6 Jun 2004 Posts: 790	03-12-2008 17:13 Copyright doesn't protect something like that, nor does a patent. You'll need to file a trademark for your pool design. Just like the Coca-Cola bottle is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company. Your Piggy-Pool design (the prim sizes/shapes/colors) would be a trademark of your company.
DoteDote Edison Thinks Too Much Join date: 6 Jun 2004 Posts: 790	03-12-2008 17:17 Copyright doesn't protect something like that, nor does a patent. You'll need to file a trademark for your pool design. Just like the Coca-Cola bottle is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company. Your Piggy-Pool design (the prim sizes/shapes/colors) would be a trademark of your company. Although it's a gray-area with copyright, since the virtual construction parameters are probably printed somewhere, on a disk drive. In the real world, blueprints/diagrams for your pool would be copyrighted along with the trademark for the actual designed product.