Yeah cool find, thanks for sharing.

This kind of stuff would make a great idea for video game scenery.

Originally posted by muzzleflash
Yeah cool find, thanks for sharing.

This kind of stuff would make a great idea for video game scenery.

Just curious, but say a video game took this and it was really close in concept would the be able to be sued for it? Just hypothetical.

Originally posted by igor_ats

Originally posted by muzzleflash
Yeah cool find, thanks for sharing.

This kind of stuff would make a great idea for video game scenery.

Just curious, but say a video game took this and it was really close in concept would the be able to be sued for it? Just hypothetical.

Patents are good for 17 years (unless the law has changed) and if not exploited commercially, less time than that. Copyrights are good for 50 years after the death of the copyright holder. Check with the statutes of your country or legal council as they are sometimes different.

This is speculation of course as I haven't done any research on the author of the original idea. If this was published in 1938, presuming an age of 40 at the time of the design and another 35 years living (75 years old at death) or 1973, the copyright on the work would expire 2023.

Cheers - Dave