(Oct. 29, 2016 10:14 AM)SCARlet Wrote:(Oct. 28, 2016 11:14 PM)Beylon Wrote: As an opinion, I'd say you're allowed.
But it's probably not worth worrying about, either way. I mean, taking pictures of CoroCoro and posting them here, scanning Beyblade Manga and posting them here (even with translations and modifications), making fan art for signiatures and avatars, posting links to pirated recordings of the show - all this is not exactly legal. Whether you make money from it (which the WBO does, technically) is not even relevant, legally. But in all cases, the matter is a "civil" issue which really means: it's only against the law if Takara-Tomy cares to press the issue. Which they won't.
In the past, Takara did indeed press the issue against a group who were manufacturing Beyblade parts to be used in direct concert with the Beyblade toys still on the shelves - at the height of Beyblade popularity at the time. These guys were making big money from a product Takara was still in the process of selling, see? But you wouldn't be doing that. Your actual design also appears different enough from the original that I doubt this would ever be a patent issue. Plus, I think the patent for this particular design has actually lapsed, in the States.
Only possible point of contention, I'd say, is your use of the trademark name - which is still registered. Will anyone care? I'd eat my hat if they did.
You're doing a service to Beyblade here - I'm confident everyone would applaud you for it.
Thanks for making things clear, Beylon. So it would be another story if I were to design new Burst Beyblades and sell them. Especially since Hasbro is selling them too for the moment...
I always love reading your posts.
man, it would be cool if you sold the file
(Oct. 29, 2016 10:14 AM)SCARlet Wrote:man id love to buy the file!(Oct. 28, 2016 11:14 PM)Beylon Wrote: As an opinion, I'd say you're allowed.
But it's probably not worth worrying about, either way. I mean, taking pictures of CoroCoro and posting them here, scanning Beyblade Manga and posting them here (even with translations and modifications), making fan art for signiatures and avatars, posting links to pirated recordings of the show - all this is not exactly legal. Whether you make money from it (which the WBO does, technically) is not even relevant, legally. But in all cases, the matter is a "civil" issue which really means: it's only against the law if Takara-Tomy cares to press the issue. Which they won't.
In the past, Takara did indeed press the issue against a group who were manufacturing Beyblade parts to be used in direct concert with the Beyblade toys still on the shelves - at the height of Beyblade popularity at the time. These guys were making big money from a product Takara was still in the process of selling, see? But you wouldn't be doing that. Your actual design also appears different enough from the original that I doubt this would ever be a patent issue. Plus, I think the patent for this particular design has actually lapsed, in the States.
Only possible point of contention, I'd say, is your use of the trademark name - which is still registered. Will anyone care? I'd eat my hat if they did.
You're doing a service to Beyblade here - I'm confident everyone would applaud you for it.
Thanks for making things clear, Beylon. So it would be another story if I were to design new Burst Beyblades and sell them. Especially since Hasbro is selling them too for the moment...
I always love reading your posts
man, it would be cool if you sold the file
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