Its ok to dissagree
copying has been goin on in the surf industry since the begining
probly not cool but sometimes its a form of flattery
like I said a machined blank is just that
and it realy isnt labled
when it gets finnished with another logo and glass job and fin set
more than likely it will not be what it was copied from
maybe close ,but no cigar
I see right here on sways ,people copying outlines and other things
how do you know there not makin a buck off it?
if you look at most longboards from different manufacturers
you will see the exact dimentions like 18" nose 14" tail 23" wide
those guys aint comlaining about stealing
I havent looked ,or do I care to, but I’ll bet CI and Rusty and Lost and BYB and who ever
have a 6.2 thruster that are almost exactly the same ,
except for the logo of course
greed is a bad thing
“hey , I think you copied my shape! give me money!”
With all that said, copying and using someone elses label on anything, even a personal board
is a bad thing, definetly infringment
I think thats where the line should be drawn