Steve54 wrote:
The fact that AFAIK there has been only one person targetted points to me that TC isn't involved.
Yeah in all honesty, TC isn't likely to show up on anyone's radar provided nothing completely egregious is happening. Let's be real here: We're not important enough to pay attention to. Usually stuff like this gets noticed because someone is running their mouth off and did something dumb (like playing in a GW store and talking about the proxies and wanting to be a "big man" [or woman-let's not be sexist]).
Rug wrote:
Someone did that?! Ok, my nerd rage has been entirely redirected!
Nerd rage-fear it
Evil and Chaos wrote:
Yeah, at least one person did, maybe two.
BURN THE WITCH!!! OK all joking aside I am glad to hear (read actually) that no one has called for names and calls for retribution. No time to turn on ourselves.
BTW, someone earlier questioned if "compatible with" 3rd party add-ons are kosher. So first of all, IANAIPL and in no way providing legal advice or advocating anything (again) but in general it is legal in the US provided a slew of conditions are met (sorry I am not a subject of the Queen so have no clue about what flies in our progenitor country
). Usually most people side step the issues by simply stating "compatible with a most 6mm figures" and making sure there's a clearly documented inspiration from either a historical or cultural source, is not a direct copy of an existing design, etc. For instance the concept of a minigun is not able to be claimed to be IP. A debigerized version of an assault cannon IS. If I made a vehicle mounted 6mm minigun inspired by the Phalanx CIWS with a round nubbin that might fit a GW whirlwind, EW range, or stuff from C&C, I'd probably have a strong leg to stand on.
In addition, since we've started armchair lawyering, Chapterhouse studios is probably going to loose not due to any add-on kits and the claim that the disclaimer text wasn't up to snuff but because they actually have produced models with direct copies of copyright work (imperial aquilas and the like). GW is a bit pissed also that they get screwed on the whole SW thunder wolves or whatever the hell those things are called and so that's probably what finally started the whole pissing contest.
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