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I’m sure this has been discussed before, I know I’ve seen it discussed tangentially in other threads. There seems to be varying opinions on exact copies of prior chips. Reasons given are it’s the intellectual property of the creator, it is trademarked, it is copyrighted, etc.
All those arguments are legitimate and valid in lots of circumstances.
We’ve seen tribute chips and commemorative chips, some exact copies of defunct casinos and almost exact copies of defunct casinos.
It seems to be frowned upon more if someone tries to do chips that are replicas of an existing (definite no-no) or defunct casinos (gray area) than other things that may be protected intellectual property or trademarked.
I’ve seen 2 sets/proposed sets recently that are taking directly from tv shows or movies. But I haven’t seen anyone tell them they might not want to do that. And I seriously doubt a one off set of chips is going to undermine the value of someone’s IP. But I’m pretty sure if someone did a Disney themed set and Disney found out they’d do a cease and desist letter since they are hyper vigilant about protecting their IP.
Where do you think the line is on what is and is not allowable?
Just curious as to what everyone else thinks.
All those arguments are legitimate and valid in lots of circumstances.
We’ve seen tribute chips and commemorative chips, some exact copies of defunct casinos and almost exact copies of defunct casinos.
It seems to be frowned upon more if someone tries to do chips that are replicas of an existing (definite no-no) or defunct casinos (gray area) than other things that may be protected intellectual property or trademarked.
I’ve seen 2 sets/proposed sets recently that are taking directly from tv shows or movies. But I haven’t seen anyone tell them they might not want to do that. And I seriously doubt a one off set of chips is going to undermine the value of someone’s IP. But I’m pretty sure if someone did a Disney themed set and Disney found out they’d do a cease and desist letter since they are hyper vigilant about protecting their IP.
Where do you think the line is on what is and is not allowable?
Just curious as to what everyone else thinks.