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From: smithwik@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (R. Michael Smithwick -- FSN)
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Subject: Re: Copyright infringement...
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Date: 31 Dec 90 18:52:44 GMT
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In article <604@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave P. Schaumann) writes:
<In article <37411@cup.portal.com> amigan@cup.portal.com (R Michael Medwid) writes:
<>I find it hard to believe that making a model of a space ship similar to the
<>one in 2001 would be considered copyright infringement.
<
<Lawyers do a lot of things that are hard to believe.  I heard that Mr. Kubrik
<had the first model(s?) of the Discovery destroyed after filming of 2001 was
<over so it wouldn't be seen in every grade-b flick to follow for the next 10
<years.  I believe if they wanted to prosecute, they would have strong legal
<ground to stand on.

There is a company currently producing models of the 2001 spacecraft under
license from Turner Entertainment (owners of the rights). So it might
not be too difficult to get legal rights to do the actual models instead
of clones.

I recently got my Discovery kit, it's quite impressive, and they promise
a Space Station Hilton kit in the near future.



                                       >> mike smithwick <<

Any opinions are my own since nobody else would ever want them.

"Colonize Cyberspace!"