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Are instruction cards text copyrighted?

By Litedpinballmods

7 years ago


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    #10 7 years ago
    Quoted from ForceFlow:

    *Technically* any bodies of text are copyrighted.
    However, it is highly unlikely anybody will chase you down for a one-off item (since the cost of a lawyer doing anything would not be worthwhile for a one-time thing).
    If you want to go into mass production, then you'll probably have to work something out with the license holder (Stern, PPS, PBResource, etc)
    If you're reproducing instruction cards as part of a larger service (such as restoring an entire pin), then again, probably not worthwhile for a license holder to bother with. And technically, it's a restoration/replacement/substitution of the original (presumably damaged) item and not a new sale.

    Don't give Gottlieb trademark owners any ideas.

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