Copyright Infringment in Design Contest!

[Jynx]

Good luck with that.

I see no issues with any of the designs, nor do I see the copyright infringment your bemoaning.

[Nero]

Good luck with that.

I see no issues with any of the designs, nor do I see the copyright infringment your bemoaning.

It is simple.. if you COPY an existing Design, you broke the Rules you agree'd with when you entered the Contest. The Copyright belongs to whoever created the Design first. It doesnt matter if that Person forbids the usage or allows it, it is in fact copyright.

Many Ring factories create that Ring, even with the same Colors and i posted a Picture, which has actually the same Size and Angle. So it is obvious that the Ring is a lousy Copy, even with Coloring. Putting 3 lines of Letters on it, doesnt make it your own Design.

I am aware of the fact that most people dont have a Clue about Copyright, including yourself. You normaly post good Statements and back them up, but this Time you missed the whole Point. Also.. i checked the NA-Agreements and they dont have that many Paragraphs about what you were allowed and what not, like the French/German Lodestone-entry.

Breaking Rules is breaking Rules... it was said do not COPY existing Designs. Simple enough to understand that Part. What you think why there was an agreement that we are giving all the copyright's to SE, as soon as we send our entries in? Since the Designer automatically is the owner of the copyrights.

You dont have to go to a certain Place and be like "Hey this is mine, register this"...

People mixing Copyright with Trademark.

[Almalexia]

Many Ring factories create that Ring, even with the same Colors and i posted a Picture, which has actually the same Size and Angle. So it is obvious that the Ring is a lousy Copy, even with Coloring. Putting 3 lines of Letters on it, doesnt make it your own Design.

I will admit if the No.6 entry were red/black/gold to fit the company colors, it would be more inspired than copying the bronze/silver/gold google search results and slapping on the city names. But I maintain the design is generic enough that SE won't have to worry about legal ramifications if No.6 wins. More than artistic integrity, SE is worried about getting sued for featuring someone else's intellectual property--rings, potato chips, whatever--in their pay-to-play MMO.