> How close must a boat be to a set of measurements on a blueprint to be
> considered a copyright infringement or to be considered building a second
> boat without paying the necessary fee?

> I'm considering building a second stitch and glue kayak, but want to alter
> the plans somewhat. I plan to add 12" to the length, reduce the beam
> 3", increase the depth 1", move the cockpit back 1", change
> the cockpit coaming shape, and add a little more fullness in the bow. Is
> this far enough removed from the original plans to be considered my own?

> John

Hi John,

I agree with Shawn that this is a gray area, but with the amount of changes you're going to make you probably won't have any problems with copyright. If you were only adding a few inches to the length, or only changing the cockpit coaming shape then I think you would have a problem.

Jason @ Noah's