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dragonessjade wrote:
Yes, I would submit it to John…but it would be more helpful if you have the company/person name.
If only I did. I can’t even remember what year at the ren faire it was to look at old bank/credit card statements to try and puzzle out the shop name that way. And they were only selling the piece, I don’t think they made anything they sell.
*Does some thinking* The faire runs weekends until June 3. Maybe I can try and talk a friend into going with me to the faire and I can stop in the shop to talk to the proprieters.
pegasi1978 wrote:dragonessjade wrote:Yes, I would submit it to John…but it would be more helpful if you have the company/person name.
If only I did. I can’t even remember what year at the ren faire it was to look at old bank/credit card statements to try and puzzle out the shop name that way. And they were only selling the piece, I don’t think they made anything they sell.
*Does some thinking* The faire runs weekends until June 3. Maybe I can try and talk a friend into going with me to the faire and I can stop in the shop to talk to the proprieters.
Does it have a name or something on the bottom?Nope, completely blank aside from one of those stickers you see/use at garage sales to write prices on. It’s neon green and says “Pegasus $25”
pegasi1978 wrote:Pam Thompson wrote:The wings ARE off of the mother griff gargoyle!
Wow didn’t know that. Hmmm makes me wonder even more if I should submit it to John.
This piece is a good example of one that may have been inspired by us but is an original sculpture that I don’t think infringes on our copyrights. If someone were to have a whole line of pieces that were inspired by us and buyers were consistantly confused in thinking they were buying a Windstone product it would be an infringement on our Trade Dress. That gets pretty hard to prove however. The fact that you guys questioned it shows just how strong and recognisable a look we have created.
I was at the GA ren faire this year and was in that shop. They had a bunch of gargoyles, and some looked like they may have been inspired by Windstones, but I didn’t see anything that came close to being an infringement. Mostly just lots of ‘cheap’ resin gargoyles. It seemed like many of them were also inspired by that newer line of black resin dragons that have come out. The ones they sell in Spencer’s Gifts, etc. They have that ‘gothic’ look.
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My art: featherdust.comJohn wrote:pegasi1978 wrote:Pam Thompson wrote:The wings ARE off of the mother griff gargoyle!
Wow didn’t know that. Hmmm makes me wonder even more if I should submit it to John.
This piece is a good example of one that may have been inspired by us but is an original sculpture that I don’t think infringes on our copyrights. If someone were to have a whole line of pieces that were inspired by us and buyers were consistantly confused in thinking they were buying a Windstone product it would be an infringement on our Trade Dress. That gets pretty hard to prove however. The fact that you guys questioned it shows just how strong and recognisable a look we have created.
I knew when I bought it and there were no markings for Windstone that is wasn’t an actual piece, but when I saw it sitting there I thought for a moment that it was one. I was just curious if it was an infringement of trade dress. Makes me feel a little better knowing it isn’t.
John wrote:This piece is a good example of one that may have been inspired by us but is an original sculpture that I don’t think infringes on our copyrights. If someone were to have a whole line of pieces that were inspired by us and buyers were consistantly confused in thinking they were buying a Windstone product it would be an infringement on our Trade Dress. That gets pretty hard to prove however. The fact that you guys questioned it shows just how strong and recognisable a look we have created.
Points up. That’s what John said.
Don’t know if this is the exact place to post this one but it was even up on the “E-bay Express” Part at the bottom of my Windstone search, I believe these have already been reported, but I don’t know if it was this seller.
That one has been reported and I think it was the same seller, but Nam would know for sure. Or you could send it to John again.
That same seller has another ‘Windstone’ lightswitch auction up now, in addition to that one. The new one is for a double light switch. For a while they just had the one.
Found this on ebay, really looks like a thick version of the father dragon, should I email John?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Standing-Proud-Dragon-Latex-Mould_W0QQitemZ260115058880QQihZ016QQcategoryZ83898QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem%5Burl%5D%5B/url%5DPam Thompson wrote:Ooo, what about this one??
That’s a real tricky one! John will have to decide. I’ll mail it to him.
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