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  9. Magnifying Lights

    in General Scroll Sawing

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    On 7/27/2019 at 11:14 PM, scrollingforsanity said:

    I know this has been covered before but I can't seem to find the posts. What kind of magnifying lights do you use for your scroll saw. I was being cheap and looking at the Harbor freight one for $39.99 has anyone tried this one out. Steve Good said it was pretty good for the money. I have a couple that I paid around 30.00 bucks each but they are about seventeen years old and one quit. If you don't mind let me know what you are currently using.  Thank you

    grizz

    The HF is a good light.

    Duke

  12. Wood Plaque Desk Sign "Marine Veteran"

    in Bragging Rights

    Posted · Edited by ekud1946

    58 minutes ago, meflick said:

    Nice work Duke.  Can you explain how you went about getting the license as a "hobbyist"?  Expense involved?  How it is suppose to work?  Thanks.

    I contacted the Marine corp and had fill out a application. It's 30.00 a year for the license. You can sell up to $5,000.00 per year. I have my application  in trying to get a navy license. Haven't heard anything. I have had marine corp for about 3 years. Every year they notify me when it's time to renew. People very easy to work with.

    Duke

  14. Dodge Dart & Tow Truck Clocks

    in Bragging Rights

    Posted · Edited by ekud1946

    On 6/24/2019 at 10:19 PM, kmmcrafts said:

    JimErn did an awesome ob with these patterns.. First the tow truck.. that one was a hot seller right off the bat.. I haven't even put it on the website yet.. just posted a picture on my FB.. got orders for 6 of them so far..

    The Dodge Dart customer liked it so well they ordered two of them.. one goes to the Dad who they was originally getting it for.. but the son liked it so well he also wanted one..   

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    Kevin, Was you able to get permission to use Dodge & Dart on your clock . I deleted most of

    my GUITARS off of Etsy because of copyright issues! What goes around comes around.

  19. Famous People & Copy Rights?

    in General Scroll Sawing

    Posted · Edited by ekud1946

    9 hours ago, Travis said:

    Portraits of celebrities & athletes have their likeness protected.  They're basically a business themselves.  Marilyn Monroe is a great example.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. is another.  If nothing else, the photo the pattern is based on is copyrighted by the photographer.  As craftsmen, we don't have a right to their likeness.  Now it is a tossup as to whether you'll get in trouble or not.  There are agencies that just scour for stuff like this.  They make their money on settlements (rarely going to court), and they split it with the rights owner.  It's also important for the rights owner to police their IP, otherwise it can slip into the public domain and lose their copyright or trademark.

    I think for the vast majority of portraits, it's unlikely that they'll say anything.  But there are a few that we try to avoid on SSV.  Dale Earnhardt Jr by his car or in his jumpsuit is asking for trouble.  Licensed characters from movies or comics, album art, or even certain music personalities might be a problem.  Sports teams are notoriously bad.  That is why SSV has our copyright policies as we do.  I don't think I'd be held liable for something someone else posts on the forum, but they can certainly make my life miserable.  Remember, you don't need to win a court case...you just need to run your opponent out of money and the will to fight.

     

    But you're right, you can't mention Tim McGraw if you have a portrait for sale, which also means nobody going to find your product.  There's a pretty well known portrait designer, who does amazingly beautiful work of celebrities and licensed characters.  You'll also notice how the order sheet isn't a normal text document or on website...instead it is an image with a thumbnail photo of the pattern code next to it.  The reason for this is webcrawler bots can't read them, and unlikely to be seen by the agencies trolling for violations.  Luckily for him, he's well known and makes most of his sales through private channels.  He's what you mean when you say "I know a guy."  :D

     

     

     

     

    Kevin, Do you have to have permission to use chevy, ford.,dodge, and etc. on your clocks?

    Duke

  22. Custom Design Pattern

    in General Scroll Sawing

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    1 hour ago, WayneMahler said:

    In general my understanding is the designer holds the copyright to the art work. The purchaser get permission to use it but can not sell re-distribute or share with out written consent of the creator.

    Even after I tell him what to design and I pay him, I still don't have any rights?

     

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