PING: John Moorhead

In article <[email protected]>,
John Moorhead <[email protected]> wrote:
>Folks -
>
>Nope, sorry if I was unclear in my post... I was hired by the creator (and
>copywrite holder) of the lamp to build a prototype of his design.

Note: the term is "copyright" as in the 'right to copy'.

Secondly, if you were 'hired' to build the prototype, then it, and all the
rights associated with it, belong to the party who hired you. There's a
whole separate section of the copyright law swamp, dealing specifically with
"work done for hire'.
> I can't
>post pics of the lamp, I *did* ask, because he still wants to keep it under
>wraps. I will, of course, respect his wishes.

Wise man! :)

> If he hires me to produce
>"X" # of the lamps, and we can agree on costs and a production schedule,
>then great... If not, I've at least picked up some work, and learned
>something in the process.

yuppers.

>I'd love to send a pic of the lamp to "current work" in FWW - it's *really*
>beautiful.... but for now...
>
>Hope this clears things up...

Aww, you're no fun at all! You understand the issues, _and_ 'play within the
rules'. <grin>

JOAT responds:

>On Fri, Feb 4, 2005, 6:32pm (EST+5) [email protected]
>(John=A0Moorhead) you posted the following:
>Folks -
>Well, the lamp prototype is coming together - boy, this thing has a
>million parts and a zillion edges.... it's a beauty, tho'.... I would
>like to post a picture of it over in ABPW, but don't know if it's
>ethical to do so.... can someone here help me out and tell me??? The
>design of the lamp is copywritten by the owner, and I am working from
>his copywritten drawings and photos. I would never produce the lamp in
>violation of the rightsholder, but would like to post a pic, and am not
>sure if even that would be okay...
>Anway, the prototype is made of Doug Fir and Claro Walnut, with a
>guilded roof. If all goes well, I hope to produce them in lots of 10 to
>50 at a time. I already have dreams of jigs, dancing jigs, in my head!
>
> And, I've been wondering ever since. OK, the lame is a copywrite
>design. And, you want to make a heap of them.
>
> BUT, are you doing this with the consent of the copywrite owner?
>Or what? You seem awful worried about posting a picture, yet don't seem
>worried about making multiples. If it was me, and on the up & up, I'd
>just ask for permission to post a picture,

Ya can't always find the guy who designed something. But if he's a copywriter,
don't worry about it. You need to find the guy who holds the copyright (AKA
rights to the copy).

AFAIK, posting a photo of a project you've made from someone else's copyrighted
plan is just fine. You can't post the plan, of course, nor can you make
multiples for sale unless you have permission, but every plan I've ever seen
was meant to be built by someone other than just the copyright holder.

On top of which, suits are rare and are usually for fairly egregious violations
where there is monetary damage, which this would not produce.

Charlie Self
"I think we agree, the past is over." George W. Bush

Folks -

Nope, sorry if I was unclear in my post... I was hired by the creator (and
copywrite holder) of the lamp to build a prototype of his design. I can't
post pics of the lamp, I *did* ask, because he still wants to keep it under
wraps. I will, of course, respect his wishes. If he hires me to produce
"X" # of the lamps, and we can agree on costs and a production schedule,
then great... If not, I've at least picked up some work, and learned
something in the process.

I'd love to send a pic of the lamp to "current work" in FWW - it's *really*
beautiful.... but for now...

Hope this clears things up... Thanks for your continued interest, and if'n
I *can* post in the future, I will...

John Moorhead


"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Fri, Feb 4, 2005, 6:32pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(John Moorhead) you posted the following:
Folks -
Well, the lamp prototype is coming together - boy, this thing has a
million parts and a zillion edges.... it's a beauty, tho'.... I would
like to post a picture of it over in ABPW, but don't know if it's
ethical to do so.... can someone here help me out and tell me??? The
design of the lamp is copywritten by the owner, and I am working from
his copywritten drawings and photos. I would never produce the lamp in
violation of the rightsholder, but would like to post a pic, and am not
sure if even that would be okay...
Anway, the prototype is made of Doug Fir and Claro Walnut, with a
guilded roof. If all goes well, I hope to produce them in lots of 10 to
50 at a time. I already have dreams of jigs, dancing jigs, in my head!

And, I've been wondering ever since. OK, the lame is a copywrite
design. And, you want to make a heap of them.

BUT, are you doing this with the consent of the copywrite owner?
Or what? You seem awful worried about posting a picture, yet don't seem
worried about making multiples. If it was me, and on the up & up, I'd
just ask for permission to post a picture, if I wasn't sure about it.
Inquiring mins want to know. What's the story?



JOAT
Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
- David Fasold