Need advice on copyright

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ArtStudio3D2012-09-29 23:30:43

Copyright

ArtStudio3D, 2012-09-29 23:30:43

Good afternoon!

Situation:
In the terms of reference for the development of a virtual tour, it is clearly stated that everything must be done exactly as on the website of such and such (customer's website). There are even some screenshots with instructions.

I studied examples of similar works on the customer's website (performed by another contractor), and saved the necessary graphics (“buttons”) and styles. I assembled a layout for myself, it turned out “how it is”.

And thought.
How legal is this?
There is no mention of a license anywhere. Neither in the technical specification, nor on the customer's website, nor in the code (not obfuscated).

Here the point is not even in conscience (they themselves ask to do just that), but in the legal side.
The fact is that I need to write an application for a tender, in which, among other things, describe in detail what and how I will do. Wouldn’t it be strange (legally) the point that “well, I dug buttons and styles, based on them I will do the same”

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Alexander Sharihin, 2012-09-30
@Pinsky

Try to do your work in such a way that it looks "similar to ...", and not "based on ...".
We can do “looks like ...” with us. If it's not a phone.

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ZurgInq, 2012-09-30
@ZurgInq

The copyright for the "stealed" buttons will belong to the author himself (from whom the "stealed"). And on good, he can, in which case, make a claim. But the copyright for the final product, which may consist, for example, of a dozen "stealed" buttons / scripts / pictures, already belongs to the one who collected it all.
In this case, it would probably be more correct to ask permission from the author of the buttons, and write something like this in the document - “Vasechkin components were used, with the permission of the author”

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Nikolay Mad, 2012-09-30
@electr0n1q

I fully support the previous statements, everything is exactly so, there are two options. I always stick with the first one. It is better to do something similar, but your own, in order to avoid, in principle, the occurrence of situations related to copyright. Yes, and it will be a plus for you. After all, you did it yourself, albeit it seems, but yourself, and did not take it ready.

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ArtStudio3D, 2012-09-30
@ArtStudio3D

You expressed thoughts similar to mine.
And I, after thinking about it in detail, realized this: to reject my application - in any case, the whole question is in the motives of the commission.

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eskofen, 2012-09-30
@eskofen

so it’s not fate to draw the buttons yourself? in nete on this topic above the roof of information.
and in the specification it’s better to write “site xxxxx was chosen as the starting model (concept) for the location of control elements ... „

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xtremest, 2012-10-01
@xtremest

It is enough to write that "the design elements of the virtual tour are transferred by the Customer", then all the problems with his rights. And the moped will not be yours ...

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ArtStudio3D, 2013-07-24
@ArtStudio3D

I'll tell you how it ended.
Bottom line:
I was afraid that my bid could be rejected due to problems in the paragraphs described.
But everything is ok. Not only was it not rejected, but the tender was won, and the work was done, and I received gratitude.
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=410922819026777
You can see what it was all about.