Also . this is where it gets sticky im no lawyer but a graphic designer for a hospital we have lots of weird rules we have to follow but most id assume apply here.
ChipGuide Usage Policy
The Museum of Gaming History has been granted use of the images shown on the ChipGuide by their owners. In some cases, the ChipGuide has modified these images to meet its guidelines. The Museum of Gaming History retains its rights over the image modifications.
(correct but herein lies the sticky part!)
which by my law degree which is none.
1)When you make an image, you automatically become the owner of the copyright
all i have to do is edit the image again and it now becomes my copyrighted image. but see #5!
2)No protection is available for unregistered designs. While the UK has design rights akin to copyright, design rights in the US are related to patents and must be registered in a design patent application at the USPTO. Unless the image that the artist is copying is registered with the US Copyright Office, the other artist cannot seek a court order restricting its use. Thus, remedies such as injunctions or damages would only be available if the design is registered. (dont hold me to this but
Total Items on the ChipGuide = 279,587 thats alot of design patents.
3)
How much do you have to change artwork to avoid copyright?
There is actually no percentage by which you must change an image to avoid copyright infringement. While some say that you have to change 10-30% of a copyrighted work to avoid infringement, that has been proven to be a myth. The standard is whether the artworks are “substantially similar,” or a “substantial part” has been changed, which of course is subjective.
The court will look at the circumstances and what exactly has been copied. While copying a small part of an image might seem insignificant, it might be deemed “substantial” if it defines or is the essence of the piece. The court will likely say that if a reasonable person would see the pieces as similar and point out which is the copy, an infringement has occurred.
Nonetheless, if you were to use the work for purposes such as criticism
(ugly chip why would you want thc), comment, news reporting, teaching
(informing chippers of $1 chip in jims upcoming sale potentially ), scholarship, or research(
wanted add), then you would not be infringing under the fair use exception to copyright infringement. The court uses the following factors to determine if the use of the artwork falls into one of the fair use categories:
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
4)
https://tineye.com/search/9f57ed8a1af1c4e339a0c985b36258dfffdb3faa?sort=score&order=desc&page=1
image was taken from chipguide and searched through tineye. results say mogh does not own the image in question. rather seems
eBay does LOL
5)
Who owns the copyright of a photo once It has been edited?
A photographer will own that copyright throughout their life and 25 years afterwards.
Whether it’s photography on your hard drive, online portfolio, or a post on your Instagram feed, with this ownership, you have exclusive rights to your image according to the Copyright Law of the United States of America. This includes:
Reproducing your photography
Preparing derivative works based on your photography
Distributing copies of your photography to the public (by sale, rental, lease, or lending)
Publicly displaying your photography
..in conclusion kinda puts to bed the we don't want you using ARE image with outh mogh. we all will be respectful of your wishes for the most part but dont expect everyone to bend over backwards to do this unless greg susongs wife has the images on a sd card somewhere in is safe then those images he edits are his and we cant use them! the only way mogh has any rights to any image is if we all send are sd card to them and they patent every image for there use and they have the files on hand and they must prove they were the orignal creators of the photograph. but we are talking about a scan which is even a more complex bag of worms.
Copyright: If the entire object to be scanned is copyrighted, then scanning the object and creating a file without permission is a violation of the object creator's copyright. so dunes casino or paulson or somebody else who created the chip owns the copyright not use scan, not mogh editing. the original creator who made the chip is the copyright holder unless somebody else files for a patent ie. paulson ( why is it they are the one who we are chasing in the chip world HAHA)
and lastly In the US, creative works are copyright protected from the moment that they are created. This means that the creator of the work immediately has copyright protection without needing to actually register the work with the US Copyright Office. However, in order to file a lawsuit, the work needs to be formally registered with the Copyright Office.
have a nice day!