Fender/Squier or Courtney Love?
Wondering if it'll ever return to the roster.
Also. Offset or Notset?
Who Owns The Copyright On The Venus Body Shape?
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Re: Who Owns The Copyright On The Venus Body Shape?
Mercury Guitars: viewtopic.php?t=118324
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Re: Who Owns The Copyright On The Venus Body Shape?
Call me crazy, but I thought guitar body shapes couldn't be copywritten?
Headstock shapes and trade names of body shapes yes, but not body shapes themselves; or am I mistaken?
Jack
Headstock shapes and trade names of body shapes yes, but not body shapes themselves; or am I mistaken?
Jack
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Re: Who Owns The Copyright On The Venus Body Shape?
Gibson would disagree: https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Trademarks ... Brands-IncJackFawkes wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:43 pmCall me crazy, but I thought guitar body shapes couldn't be copywritten?
Headstock shapes and trade names of body shapes yes, but not body shapes themselves; or am I mistaken?
Jack
That said, I can't find evidence that either Fender or Mercury registered the Venus shape as a trademark. However, since neither company is currently using the outline as a source-identifier in commerce, the design is in the public domain.
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