> For decades, the aerospace and defense companies have done nothing to stop kitmakers/gamemakers/others from using their trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Why should they? Back in the 1960's, when Monogram (or Revell??) was working on what would become the ground-breaking 1/48 scale B-17, Boeing bent over backwards to be helpful, providing drawings and expertise for free. Because back then they realized that a good model was Good Advertising and Good PR.
A model hurts a defense contractor precisely None At All, while at the same time a *good* model can help them rather a lot.
A model hurts a defense contractor precisely None At All, while at the same time a *good* model can help them rather a lot.
I completely agree as long as the model is more or less true to the original. I stated in a prior post that I expect this to settle out of court with the big companys granting some sort of limited use, non-transferable, royalty free license.
never-the-less, the law is the law and the big companies do have an obligation to protect their IP.