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Re: 3d modeling copyright and Industrial design rights



Alessandro Argentini <argento3k@gmail.com>
> I want to ask if it is legal to create 3d models (with programs like
> Blender) of industrial objects like furniture, cars, electronics,
> architecture, etc. and distribute them under an open source license.
> 
> Are such objects protected by copyrights?

Not here, as far as I can tell.

> Do industrial design rights
> affect the creation or distribution of the .blend files of such
> objects? [...]

I believe so, but ask a lawyer or government agency near you.
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