ADMINISTRIVIA: 3 - Intellectual Property Rights
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3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
On copying models
A recurring thread (and threat to the peace and quiet of the list, not
to mention the signal-to-noise ratio) is about copying Games Workshop's
models.
Here is a statement made by Phil Gallagher for and on behalf of Games
Workshop Limited:
"The international conventions on copyright are quite clear.
Copyright means what it says. It gives the creator/owner of the work
the sole right to copy it. Whether the copying is done for profit or
not is completely irrelevant.
If you copy any work which falls under the definitions of a copyright
work (eg, words, pictures, computer programs, musical recordings,
television or radio broadcasts etc.) then you are liable to a civil
action for copyright infringement. Further, it is a civil tort to
import, possess in the course of a business, and authorise or purport
to authorise others to make copies without the express permission of
the copyright owner.
The only significance attached to whether an infringing copy is made
for profit or not relates to the amount of damages a court would
award to the copyright owner. However, always bear in mind that
deliberate and wilfull copying can be subject to punitive damages.
"
Phil Gallagher is the Head of the Group Intellectual Property
Department of Games Workshop Limited.
For more information on Games Workshop intellectual property, contact:
Phil Gallagher
Intellectual Property Rights
Games Workshop Limited
Willow Road,
Lenton,
Nottingham NG7 2WS
UK
Email: pgallagher@games-workshop.co.uk
Email: maxb@games-workshop.co.uk
Email: james@games-workshop.co.uk
Tel. : +44 1773 769731
Fax. : +44 1773 530155
Or check Games Workshop's Policy on the use of its Intellectual
Property (IP).
Furthermore, Curtis Karnow offered the following:
On January 08, 1998 11:11 AM, Curtis Karnow [karnow@well.com] wrote:
> Every now and then the list exchanges views on copyright, trademarks,
> and such. This is not very interesting to some of the list members,
> so I'd be happy to discuss these issues privately with anyone at any
> time. I am a lawyer specializing in these areas. I assist GW on these
> issues, too, from time to time, so I won't be able to discuss
> specifically GW's policies (you can contact Phil gallagher in the UK
> for that), but anything else is fine.
>
> Curtis E.A. Karnow
> karnow@well.com
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