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“Reinforces the value of originality”: Fender secures legal ruling to protect the Stratocaster body design

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    Deely
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    Cool, so if you make a custom guitar that a bit similar to Stratocaster and want to sell it, then you can receive legal letter from company and have a good time in a court?

    Cool, so if you make a custom guitar that a bit similar to Stratocaster and want to sell it, then you can receive legal letter from company and have a good time in a court?

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    1. redwall_hp
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      This is solidifying my decision to move from Studio One to Ableton. (So far, it's great, but I will probably miss ARA2 support.) I was like...ever since Fender bought Studio One, they ask me for...

      This is solidifying my decision to move from Studio One to Ableton. (So far, it's great, but I will probably miss ARA2 support.)

      I was like...ever since Fender bought Studio One, they ask me for money more often than Ableton puts out upgrades, keep trying to move to a subscription model, and the updates have been so-so and spent on one-trick-pony instrument additions and stuff for guitar people.

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  2. archevel
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    I wonder how/if this is applicable to 3d models similar to the Stratocaster. Is it fine to give away own CAD version? Sell it? Can I sell prints of it?

    I wonder how/if this is applicable to 3d models similar to the Stratocaster. Is it fine to give away own CAD version? Sell it? Can I sell prints of it?

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