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Originally Posted by ARCuhTEK
As a matter of opinion and no relation to legal fact, I disagree with certain art being of a derived method, ALSO being protected under copyright laws. I am NOT trying to initialize a debate here. There is no doubt that were it not for the Cayman sitting in that image, that I personally would not have been able to arrive at this shape or art. But to then say that Porsche owns every image derived from the Cayman is a little weird. Who is to say that even with the Cayman, they would have been able to arrive at this exact piece of artwork?
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I tend to agree sometimes... and not others... mostly because it seems that most instances - especially "derivative work" - are very different, so they should probably be looked at on a case-by-case basis - and, "trade dress" and certainly "derivative work" can seem pretty esoteric... but even a copy machine copy of a photograph is technically a "derivative work"...
... but then George Harrison had to pay because
"My Sweet Lord" had some of the same notes in it as
"He's So Fine..." So, ya never know...
brad