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Re: Other: Replicating a design
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 2/27/2014, 3:38 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Replicating a design (Sean Dawe)

It would certainly be proper to ask a designer who is currently selling plans for permission to copy or adapt a design. Lots of older designs do get adapted by today's designers, often to a more modern construction technique. I've done it myself a couple of times. If the new design is published credit is given to the original but legally it's a different design and no fee is required for inspiration. Taking lines off a classic boat is very common - several museums sell them. There are very few designs that don't owe something to a predecessor.

Taking lines off an extant boat of a current design is in a different category to drawing up a classic. The manufacturer haven't sold you a design they've sold you a boat and probably don't give a cuss about a single copy, but it certainly would be courteous (and wise) to ask.

I still think it's a good way to get an inferior design, plastic boats are somewhat disrespected by builders for good reason . . .

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Other: Replicating a design
Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 9:09 am
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Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 9:12 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2014, 10:26 am
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Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 11:04 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/27/2014, 11:12 am
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Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 11:19 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2014, 3:38 pm
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John Messinger -- 2/27/2014, 3:34 pm
Agree
Jay Babina -- 2/27/2014, 3:50 pm
Re: Agree *PIC*
Paul Davies -- 2/27/2014, 8:55 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2014, 6:46 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/27/2014, 4:47 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 2/27/2014, 9:02 pm
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Dan -- 2/28/2014, 9:57 am
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Jon Mortimer -- 3/3/2014, 7:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2014, 12:19 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/4/2014, 5:27 am
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Sean Dawe -- 3/4/2014, 10:13 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/4/2014, 3:57 pm
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sean-dawe@hotmail.com -- 3/4/2014, 4:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2014, 12:38 am
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Sean Dawe -- 3/5/2014, 6:18 pm
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Dan -- 3/4/2014, 10:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2014, 12:41 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/4/2014, 10:48 pm
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Jon Mortimer -- 3/5/2014, 5:08 am