gotomsdos Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hi, guys out there ! I have a law issue to consult with you. Is it illegal that someone or company copies a Gibson guitar(maybe over 90% resemblence. But brand name and logo is entirely different from "Gibson") such as A hummingbird to market them (commercially)? Any input would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Probably 10% would be enough if the 'copying' included the little orange label inside, the logo on the headstock and the pick guard. It's features like that - not the shape of the body or the shade of the sunburst that would be considered infringing on a feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotneck Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hi, guys out there ! I have a law issue to consult with you. Is it illegal that someone or company copies a Gibson guitar(maybe over 90% resemblence. But brand name and logo is entirely different from "Gibson") such as A hummingbird to market them (commercially)? Any input would be appreciated. Which country's laws are you asking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I for one think the new Sigma Golden Age Gibson knockoffs are shockingly cheeky. Apparently they sound very good and play well, but they said VERY close to the wind lawsuit wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I wonder if anyone has tryied to copy a Ibanez, or fender acoustic? probably not.. There just not that good.. Gibson has a Following.. good and bad.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Have a long-time friend who has a Lyle guitar. It's a copy of a Dove and looks very close. All laminate. Made in 1968 in Japan. This copying of Gibson and Martin has been going-on for decades. Some of it licensed and legal, some of it on the shady side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I have a law issue to consult with you. If legal advice is what you need, consulting a lawyer is a good idea. Related Gibson articles: Gibson Leads Industry Fight Against Counterfeit Gibsons Counterfeit URL Submission Form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Why are you so absorbed with this matter? Various Hummingbird knockoffs (and Doves and J-200's) have been around for over four decades.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I can't imagine much of a reception if I arrived at my lawyers office and asked him about a counterfeit guitar He'd tell me to get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I can't imagine much of a reception if I arrived at my lawyers office and asked him about a counterfeit guitar He'd tell me to get a life. Yours is better spoken than mine - I can hear him now saying "What are you, a ******?" 😨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 The above deletion was meant to be dumb a$$. Is that better? 😯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Nothing says Gibson more than a Kevin Kopp...well except Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Nothing says Gibson more than a Kevin Kopp...well except Gibson ya but Kevins Guitars are just better.. so are alot of others. Walker, to a Collings.. Just better.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 ya but Kevins Guitars are just better.. so are alot of others. Walker, to a Collings.. Just better.. Could you elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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