Plagiarism ?

Posted over 5 years ago

If you made model of real world object why you care that someone else did it before you?
If someone makes Audi A6 model that doesn't mean no one else is allowed to make it also.

About the laws.. if you are profiting on someone else design (furniture company in this case) you are violating IP/copyright law.
But everyone is doing it so you can too.

iterateCGI wrote over 5 years ago

That is a law created out of thin air, there is no law in existence stating, “when several people do not abide the law then you are also allowed to not abide it”. Copyright infringement is illegal no matter how many people are doing it.

IndieArt wrote over 5 years ago

I'm honored but you should not take my words as a law next time.

iterateCGI wrote over 5 years ago

It was not my intention to call you out, sorry if I offended you, just adding some additional info for those who may take things literally (like I usually do).

luxxeon

Posted over 5 years ago

Sorry, I'm a little confused. Is that shelf you posted based on a real-life product? Or did you invent the design and look of it yourself?

ApprenticeRaccoon wrote over 5 years ago

As I pointed on the post, I'm modeling my real-life living room. The shelf isn't a pure invention from myself, but based on a real object. Before working on it, I verified if modeling IRL objects (and then selling the model) was somehow against the law and it apparently isn't, according to this thread: https://www.cgtrader.com/forum/general-discussions/is-it-legal-to-create-and-sell-3d-models-of-existing-real-world-items

luxxeon wrote over 5 years ago

It's not illegal. The only issue is when you model something in the real world that has a brand name or brand identity that the company wants to protect. BMW, for example, was going to sue people who modeled their cars without permission and some model stores were forced to remove their cars from the list of models. This was years ago, but that's just an example. In your case, there's nothing you can do about someone else creating that same exact object and uploading it to sell since you did not invent that object in the real world to begin with. In other words, it's not a unique object and you don't own the brand.

JustasCGT

Posted over 5 years ago

Hello there,

Could you please forward your inquiry to support@cgtrader.com?
As soon as you do, we will investigate this case further.

All the best,
Justas
CGTrader

madefun3d

Posted over 5 years ago

I predict in the near future all companies that produce real life products will realize that they can also sell their designs in digital form, to be used in all kinds o f VR and game environments, so in my opinion is not a good idea to model real life designs. It would be better to design your own objects from scratch, but then, that is easier said than done.

ApprenticeRaccoon

Posted over 5 years ago

Thank you all for your answers !

CADAgency708

Posted about 5 years ago

Nice work!!

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