[Jewelry making - Article 00159] - Re: [Orchid] [Looking for] Disney themed wax patterns

[Deborah Miller]

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>     In order to get by any copyright law you must change the piece or
>     picture 20% from the original. 

    With respect, this is dangerous advise. I was a copyright lawyer in
    a former career and have never heard of a simple % formula for
    determining infringement, only 3 tests - 1. causal connection (the
    piece has to have been copied), 2. striking similarity, 3.
    substantial part of the original. 1 is a question of fact; 2 & 3
    subjective tests...and therein lies the problem. Having been on the
    receiving end of Disney's "enthusiastic" legal dept, I totally agree
    with previous subscribers comments about them.  Worth remembering
    that regardless of the validity of a claim, chances are a large
    corporation has more $$$ to pursue it than you have to defend it! 

Deborah    

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