copyright infringement?

[Hardrockracer]

Hi guys,

I have come across Ed Roman's website where I read this : "If Jackson or Hamer or Dean or BC Rich decide to drop a model from their line. Ed Roman immediately mobilizes his custom shop and comes out with a neck through high quality version of said guitar." Upon that he offers a Scarab model he calls Pharaoh and a Impact model called Interceptor (see links below). Isn't that some kind of copyright infringement? And if not, why not?

http://www.edroman.com/guitars/abstract/pharoah.htm

http://www.edroman.com/guitars/abstract/interceptor.htm

HRR

[JohnnyB]

Hi guys,

I have come across Ed Roman's website where I read this : "If Jackson or Hamer or Dean or BC Rich decide to drop a model from their line. Ed Roman immediately mobilizes his custom shop and comes out with a neck through high quality version of said guitar." Upon that he offers a Scarab model he calls Pharaoh and a Impact model called Interceptor (see links below). Isn't that some kind of copyright infringement? And if not, why not?

Not copyright infringement if Hamer never copyrighted the shapes.

[Hackubus]

But he uses Gold Adamantium Frets!

[cmatthes]

Ed Roman HAS gotten in trouble with Hamer in the past for forgeries. He also got in trouble over using Hamer logos as I recall...

[jisham]

WHO actually buys a guitar from Ed Roman?

[marcnorth]

That's a couple of nice looking basses you have there. I like the color of blue one.

[Jem]

WHO actually buys a guitar from Ed Roman?

Ain't that the truth !

[Hardrockracer]

That's a couple of nice looking basses you have there. I like the color of blue one.

Thanks man. The blue one is actually kinda turquise blue. The pic just didn't come out that way.

HRR

Coincidence, here's a another Ed Roman thread.

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=38858

Here's 3 things I learned about Zed from another Guitar forum:

He was counterfeiting BC Rich guitars and got his ass whipped by HHI (Hanser Holding, current owner of BC Rich).

He's not huge but fat. I guess Jabba the Hut (as said in the other thread) seems to be a good description.

In the other forum they call him leprauchan

HRR

[kevinT]

It would be Trademark infringment instead of copyright. ...something like what DiMarzio has with double cream pickups. Trademarks focus on something unique about the product's design.

The trademark would take effect as soon as the design is created by the orginator. It's just like a copyright more or less but a copyright deals with written words, art, photos, etc.. Slogans, logos, etc can be trademarked. And you don't have to register them to take effect...it is quite expensive. Obviously, when you have it registered, it would hold up in court better if it is ever challenged. But as long as you can prove that you created it and the time it was created, you're pretty much protected.