On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com <[email protected]> wrote: > > So after this long cathartic "rant" I REALLY need to ask you, does anyone > know if I have a third option? What can you do if you wish to legally > protect your useful origami model but aren't particularly planning to make > money out of it? > > I'll be crossing my fingers cause I really hope I get a positive answer... > as always, thank you in advance!
Copyright certainly can/does apply to useful designs. There is some legal precedent here. You don't need to file with the Copyright Office to secure those rights. Those automatic rights include protection requiring those who would sell your model (in complete or diagrammed form) or use it in any way beyond what is covered by fair use provisions to get permission from you. None of this means people will necessarily follow the law...but then filing with the copyright office won't change that either. c -- Chris Lott <[email protected]>
