Are Replica Molds of FW figures illegal?

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**Yak9UT**

I asking this question because thiers a seller on ebay whos selling replica molds of FW products.

Isnt that Illegal

**Thaanos**

I would think so.

**Yak9UT**

Yeah I think so too but I cant confirm here some links to what the guy is selling

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NOT-FORGEWORLD-Marine-REVEN-GUARD-1-BODY-/150557943012?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item230df3e4e4

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NOT-FORGE-WORLD-Marine-MK-5-HERESY-ARMOUR-ARMS-/150557943013?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item230df3e4e5

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NOT-Forgeworld-Space-Marine-MK2-Iron-Armour-Body-/150557943014?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item230df3e4e6

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NOT-FORGEWORLD-COMMANDER-RED-SCORPION-2-HEADS-/150557944498?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item230df3eab2

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NOT-FORGE-WORLD-Marine-MK-5-HERESY-ARMOUR-1-HEAD-/150557944499?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item230df3eab3

**winnertakesall**

Yep, highly illegal, and not only are they knock offs, they are also poor quality

**GCMandrake**

I could make better replicas than those armed with only some cheddar and a butter knife...

But yes, highly illegal. Casting for personal use is a grey area, but casting for profit is black and white. And I like the way he puts "NOT FORGEWORLD" in the title as if that covers him, while also making these items come up in searches for Forgeworld.

**Kilkrazy**

Yes, illegal.

You should dob them in to Forge World, who will have a word with the authorities.

**winnertakesall**

Already done

**Grakmar**

GCMandrake wrote:I could make better replicas than those armed with only some cheddar and a butter knife...

But yes, highly illegal. Casting for personal use is a grey area, but casting for profit is black and white. And I like the way he puts "NOT FORGEWORLD" in the title as if that covers him, while also making these items come up in searches for Forgeworld.

Just a warning: casting for personal use is NOT a gray area. GW will probably not bother to come after you for a few models, but they certainly can if they wanted to.

Copyright protection has no "personal use" clauses. Recreating a copyright protected work is barred.

**sourclams**

Barred, but impossible to enforce.

This, on the other hand...

**Dark Scipio**

Grakmar wrote:
GCMandrake wrote:I could make better replicas than those armed with only some cheddar and a butter knife...

But yes, highly illegal. Casting for personal use is a grey area, but casting for profit is black and white. And I like the way he puts "NOT FORGEWORLD" in the title as if that covers him, while also making these items come up in searches for Forgeworld.

Just a warning: casting for personal use is NOT a gray area. GW will probably not bother to come after you for a few models, but they certainly can if they wanted to.

Copyright protection has no "personal use" clauses. Recreating a copyright protected work is barred.

In your legal system perhaps. In the german legal system you are free to do with it what you want. However you might not even gift it to somebody. I personally thing thats a better approach.

**agnosto**

Dark Scipio wrote:
In your legal system perhaps. In the german legal system you are free to do with it what you want. However you might not even gift it to somebody. I personally thing thats a better approach.

A much saner approach at least. I'm much too hopeless in regards to the hobby stuff to even attempt my own molds so it wouldn't matter if they sold the molds directly, it wouldn't help me at all.