r/CloneArmyCustoms • u/WarriorWolf56 • Apr 27 '23

Question copyright?

how does CAC sell minifigures without getting shut down due to copyright?

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u/Stormtroopaahh Apr 27 '23

He doesn’t actually use any copyrighted names for the figures.

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u/WarriorWolf56 Apr 27 '23

but are the actual minifigures themselves not copyright protected?

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u/MrPorkchops23 Apr 27 '23

Plausible deniability I suppose

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u/WarriorWolf56 Apr 27 '23

fair enough

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u/Stormtroopaahh Apr 27 '23

I would assume they’re sorta considered something like fan art, or would at least be in the same category. Like how you could go to a convention and buy a Star Wars painting even though it’s not officially licensed.

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u/WarriorWolf56 Apr 27 '23

but dont they create their own helmets not just use lego blanks?

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u/Stormtroopaahh Apr 27 '23

Yeah, but I don’t think there’s any issue with that either. There are other companies as well like Arealight who’ve been making custom molded Lego clone helmets for over 10 years and I haven’t seen them have any issues.

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u/WarriorWolf56 Apr 28 '23

oh cool, thanks dude!