I saw this question and reply in the junkyard about molds and had some questions about it. Keep in mind that by "rights" I simply mean some bit of exculsivity in regard to utility of an item in the hobby sense.
<div class='quotetop'>(Lord_Gita @ Jul 30 2006, 11:09 AM) [snapback]1290667[/snapback]</div>
I'd Agree. If you bought the molds then you can do what you want with them, including making more molds.
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I found this interesting and so wanted to follow up on it further. Out of natural curiosity...or simply ignorance on my part
. Consider it a point of information.
So does that mean that if one has molds then one has the "rights" to anything that comes out of them because they own the molds? Or they simply can do with the molds what they wish, but have no say in regard to what happens to the castings coming out of their molds?
If one makes a casting of a chestbox, for example, using the mold that one now owns, then if someone molds that casting to make additional copies, could the owner of the mold call that person out on recasting because he owns the molds? Or do we simply regard recasting as being limited to original works, which is what I had assumed.
Is there any difference between ownership of a casting and ownership of a mold? Neither involves artistic contribution by the owner.
And if a mold is made from something owned by someone else....would the mold owner still have rights? I am guessing not, which would then complicate rights to a mold based on ownership.
Although there is no mention of mold ownership in the CoC, some time ago the CoC stated this in regard to recasting:
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Which later changed was revised to reflect what it is today:
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A mold, at least in my view, is not an artistic creation. It's simply a negative replica of an original creation or casting. Previously here, recasting encompassed not only original works but another member's property. The revised version excluded consideration of ownership. So I'm curious whether being able to do what one wants with the mold they own means they have the right to do so and so have "rights" so to speak to what they make with that mold...at least insofar as someone else in the hobby remolding/recasting the products of the member's mold(s)?
Any feedback/insights/opinions/discussion welcome....
<div class='quotetop'>(Lord_Gita @ Jul 30 2006, 11:09 AM) [snapback]1290667[/snapback]</div>
I'd Agree. If you bought the molds then you can do what you want with them, including making more molds.
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I found this interesting and so wanted to follow up on it further. Out of natural curiosity...or simply ignorance on my part
. Consider it a point of information. So does that mean that if one has molds then one has the "rights" to anything that comes out of them because they own the molds? Or they simply can do with the molds what they wish, but have no say in regard to what happens to the castings coming out of their molds?
If one makes a casting of a chestbox, for example, using the mold that one now owns, then if someone molds that casting to make additional copies, could the owner of the mold call that person out on recasting because he owns the molds? Or do we simply regard recasting as being limited to original works, which is what I had assumed.
Is there any difference between ownership of a casting and ownership of a mold? Neither involves artistic contribution by the owner.
And if a mold is made from something owned by someone else....would the mold owner still have rights? I am guessing not, which would then complicate rights to a mold based on ownership.
Although there is no mention of mold ownership in the CoC, some time ago the CoC stated this in regard to recasting:
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Which later changed was revised to reflect what it is today:
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A mold, at least in my view, is not an artistic creation. It's simply a negative replica of an original creation or casting. Previously here, recasting encompassed not only original works but another member's property. The revised version excluded consideration of ownership. So I'm curious whether being able to do what one wants with the mold they own means they have the right to do so and so have "rights" so to speak to what they make with that mold...at least insofar as someone else in the hobby remolding/recasting the products of the member's mold(s)?
Any feedback/insights/opinions/discussion welcome....
