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Legalities of reproducing arcade art?
Radford119:
Does anyone know what the legalities are in reproducing arcade art? (ex: instruction cards, bezel art, cpo) I see things like instruction cards being sold on eBay and wonder if that's legal or are they just flying under the radar?
garnerb350:
WWGLD?
"What Would George Lucas Do?" :droid
mmb:
--- Quote from: Radford119 on August 20, 2010, 09:32:42 am ---Does anyone know what the legalities are in reproducing arcade art? (ex: instruction cards, bezel art, cpo) I see things like instruction cards being sold on eBay and wonder if that's legal or are they just flying under the radar?
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I'm not a lawyer, so take this with a grain of salt.
The images are, for the most part, under some form of copyright and therefor you can't legally reproduce them for a monetary gain without permission.
That being said, are those folks charging for the image on the paper or for the the paper that just happens to have the image on it? ;)
BadMouth:
All trademarks are copyright their respective owners.
Does George Lucas care if I have an out of stock sticker reproduced to restore the arcade cabinet in my basement....probably not.
Does he care if someone sells 4 stickers a year to other people who want to restore their cabinets to original condition....probably not.
Would he care if I built and marketed Star Wars themed cabinets without licensing the trademarks......absolutely.
George Lucas would appreciate the cabs being preserved.....that's WGLWD.
Havok:
--- Quote from: garnerb350 on August 20, 2010, 09:36:20 am ---WWGLD?
"What Would George Lucas Do?" :droid
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George would sue your ass.