MeAndMyPuppyDog Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Let's face it. Some of those Pourette plastic molds were cheesy... but some of them were money-makers... what are folks doing now that they are gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I went away from using them long ago, but still have my stash of plastic molds. I don't have the time to play with them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndMyPuppyDog Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 I went away from using them long ago, but still have my stash of plastic molds. I don't have the time to play with them though.Yeah, but if I could cast an original out of resin and then make silicone. I think you know where I'm goin' here, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Yeah, but if I could cast an original out of resin and then make silicone. I think you know where I'm goin' here, eh? Yeah, you are talking about making a knock-off of someone else's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxMunky Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Yeah, you are talking about making a knock-off of someone else's work.Power to the people!! Pourette has forced us into it,That's my story and I'm sticking to it!:lipsrsealHave a great day! Munky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Munky, you might feel differently if YOU were the artist who CREATED a design that others knocked off... Copyright law doesn't give a crap about Power to the People and Pourette doesn't owe us a danged thing. We were lucky that they shared their creations with us for as long as they did. Design and make yer own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxMunky Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Stella,I meant it as a joke,period!!!!!!!!!!!Munky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndMyPuppyDog Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Somebody needs to go to school here.1) Look at the molds. There is no ownership expressed or implied.2) The designs are free of any ownership -- hence why you see many of them used by plaster and candy companies.Time to climb down off your high-horse and be part of a solution, not part of the problem.Geeze!(I needed a nice way to say, "you have no idea what you are talking about" -- I hope I did a good job) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 You can always use your own body parts for making molds.....I guess you own the rights to those :rolleyes2 Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Yeah, but if I could cast an original out of resin and then make silicone. I think you know where I'm goin' here, eh? Sounds like you want my plastic lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Specifically what plastic molds are you looking for, because you could already use your finished product to make a silicone mold, which really isn't totally stealing the plastic model is it? I mean plastic is two parts and your final product would be one part (we'd hope )Or you could just sculpt something similar to be your dummy and pour the silicone over it, couldn't ya? And what's to say there isn't a silicone mold already out there in what you seek? Not sure if it's really cheaper to make your own or buy it so I just stay away from it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndMyPuppyDog Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Specifically what plastic molds are you looking for, because you could already use your finished product to make a silicone mold, which really isn't totally stealing the plastic model is it? I mean plastic is two parts and your final product would be one part (we'd hope )Or you could just sculpt something similar to be your dummy and pour the silicone over it, couldn't ya? And what's to say there isn't a silicone mold already out there in what you seek? Not sure if it's really cheaper to make your own or buy it so I just stay away from it lol.There are times when some of their 2 piece plastics were good for small runs... I would have the customer pay for the mold, run it... cheap molds... silicon is more money... oh well... I'll keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Somebody needs to go to school here.1) Look at the molds. There is no ownership expressed or implied.2) The designs are free of any ownership -- hence why you see many of them used by plaster and candy companies.Time to climb down off your high-horse and be part of a solution, not part of the problem.Geeze!(I needed a nice way to say, "you have no idea what you are talking about" -- I hope I did a good job) )I own some of their molds. For copyright to be claimed, it is not necessary for there to be any mark on the mold. Perhaps this site would be of educational benefit to youhttp://www.copyright.gov/There are many designs that are not copyrighted because they are in the public domain, such as miniature statues of "The Thinker", gargoyles reproduced from architecture, etc. Many others are originals. I have no idea of whether the moldmaker at Pourette made their own originals or whether they knocked them off from someone else's work, but their site had a copyright on it and included their designs...The SOLUTION is to design and make your own molds, not to knock off the work of others. I do know a little about this copyright and intellectual property stuff and also know how frequently and cavalierly people knock things off - a quick search of eBay will confirm this.Assuming that a design is NOT copyrighted because you see it used by others is NOT the best way to ascertain intellectual property rights. Ask the folks who got Cease and Desist letters from Hershey's and Disney...The best rule of thumb is that if you didn't design it, it ain't YOURS. Read the laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Shoofitz Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Somebody needs to go to school here.1) Look at the molds. There is no ownership expressed or implied.2) The designs are free of any ownership -- hence why you see many of them used by plaster and candy companies.Time to climb down off your high-horse and be part of a solution, not part of the problem.Geeze!(I needed a nice way to say, "you have no idea what you are talking about" -- I hope I did a good job) ) :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: I think you did a great job, LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-MYo Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Something about this just doesnt gel---or cure as the case may be.Pourette made "cheesy" plastic molds which may or may not be copyrited. They have since gone out of business, meaning that their product is no longer available to the public.If a copyright's intent is to safeguard a specific company's profits, just when, morally is it ok to forget about copyrights which may or may not be attributed to these molds?More specifically, if a company owns a copyright and then goes out of business....what happens to said copyright?Another possibility, I suppose is if you have an ebay account you could add pourette plastic molds to your want list. Or google for some plastic candle molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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