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Model Forum / General / Models / July 2010Loco look a likes
A member in our club as made a 0-6-0 tack loco and is going to paint it blue with a Number 1 on and a Thomas face he has made. Now another member as told him that he could be heading for trouble as some clubs have been told you can not do this because of copyright. Can anyone help on this so I can inform the member. >A member in our club as made a 0-6-0 tack loco and is going to paint it blue >with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >this because of copyright. Can anyone help on this so I can inform the >member. Tricky one that, I've seen two separate 12"/1ft examples and I very much doubt that they paid anything to the estate of Reverend Awdry. OTOH, it's a bit tacky! Mark Rand RTFM > >A member in our club as made a 0-6-0 tack loco and is going to paint it > >blue with a Number 1 on and a Thomas face he has made. Now another > >member as told him that he could be heading for trouble as some clubs > >have been told you can not do this because of copyright. Can anyone > >help on this so I can inform the member. > Tricky one that, I've seen two separate 12"/1ft examples and I very much > doubt that they paid anything to the estate of Reverend Awdry. Why would they pay them - the Audry family sold off all the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine to the highest bidder years ago? I think that in the UK it is a company called Gullane (Thomas) Ltd that hold the licenses. Alan  Signaturealan.dawes@argonet.co.uk alan.dawes@riscos.org Using an Acorn RiscPC --IMNSHO and speaking strictly as a 'colonist' if that's the state of affairs across the pond it's time for another revolution... Signature"Steamboat Ed" Haas : A human without a critter Hacking the Trailing Edge! : is incomplete.. www.nmpproducts.com ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words--- > --IMNSHO and speaking strictly as a 'colonist' if that's the state > of affairs across the pond it's time for another revolution... You need to look closer to home Ed. Just try to open an independent motorcycle repair shop with the word "Hog" in the name. Haley Davidson lawyers will be on you're case in no time! Steve R. >You need to look closer to home Ed. Just try to open an independent >motorcycle repair shop with the word "Hog" in the name. Haley Davidson >lawyers will be on you're case in no time! ...and not to mention the attempts Budweisser made to prevent the original Czech brewery (that makes decent beer, not pi$$) from using their own name. And of course the fact that mysteriously, the number of years that copyright lasts in the USA seems to increase at any time that the copyright on M. Mouse gets anywhere near timing out... To name but a couple of examples. Regards, Tony --Agreed we're screwed. Suggest you lot nip it in the bud! :-) Signature"Steamboat Ed" Haas : A human without a critter Hacking the Trailing Edge! : is incomplete.. www.nmpproducts.com ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words--- >--Agreed we're screwed. Suggest you lot nip it in the bud! :-) Fair point, but the rot has set in already... Regards, Tony > >--Agreed we're screwed. Suggest you lot nip it in the bud! :-) > Fair point, but the rot has set in already... If only the copyrignt laws hadn't been bastardised by big business. The original "Queen Anne's Statute" of 1709 was "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning" by giving the copyright holder legal protection for 14 years. Alan Signaturealan.dawes@argonet.co.uk alan.dawes@riscos.org Using an Acorn RiscPC > --IMNSHO and speaking strictly as a 'colonist' if that's the state > of affairs across the pond it's time for another revolution... Commercialism is world wide so it will be the same where ever you are in the world, the Audrey family sold off the world wide rights to Thomas years ago. It just depends on whether it is profitable, for the company holding the license for your country, to actively seek out individuals and organisations breaking their license. Alan Signaturealan.dawes@argonet.co.uk alan.dawes@riscos.org Using an Acorn RiscPC >> --IMNSHO and speaking strictly as a 'colonist' if that's the state >> of affairs across the pond it's time for another revolution... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Alan If any railway uses a Thomas face in the UK, if I remember correctly they have to pay 10% of ALL their takings (cafe, souvenirs, tickets etc.) to the licence holder. The only railway that is exempt is the Tallylyn as the Rev Audrey used to work as a volunteer and they have a letter giving them permission in perpetuity. Cheers Peter Signature1985 110 CSW (Clumber Spaniel Wagon) 1989 Defender 90 1990 Defender 110 County (Reggie the Veggie) 1995 LDV 3.5T Hi-Top (Dog mobile!) 1971 Triumph Stag (original engine) hopefully on the road next summer (but I said that this year!) 1964 Rover P4 110 (no chance of getting on the road even in the medium term!) Train set at www.lmandwr.co.uk Dogs at www.whissgig.co.uk -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 7904 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message >If any railway uses a Thomas face in the UK, if I remember correctly >they have to pay 10% of ALL their takings (cafe, souvenirs, tickets [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Peter Music is killing home taping :-( Mark Rand RTFM |
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