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Originally Posted by gideongallery
again moron you need to look up the difference between patent and copyright law
i can take a blue print for a house/car and USE that design to build a house/car
WITHOUT copying the design at all.
copying the design would create 2 DESIGNS (the original and the copy)
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You're the moron. Look up 17 U.S.C. §102(a)(8) and §102(a)(5).
If you still think otherwise, CITE THE APPLICABLE LAW. Stop spouting your usual unsubstantiated shit. Or worse, your "proof" in the form of someone else's unsubstantiated blog article.
Carmakers routinely file for design patents, which are tangible IP, despite your statements otherwise. Certain designs may be further associated with a trademark (e.g. the Coke bottle), which do not expire unless the holder abandons the mark.
Many car replica makers have been sued to their last dime, thinking the same as you. Wanna try it?
Particularly distinctive buildings are almost always protected by a design patent, in addition to the copyrights afforded since the law was changed in 1990.