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Originally Posted by molman
I think you might want to reinvestigate your assumptions that IP laws don't apply to artefacts just because they are made by oneself or not offered for sale. I think you will find that your proposition is in fact mythical in most countries (including the one you likely reside in).
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Well, I don't know patent law, but I do know something about copyright law, and if the same concepts apply, then in the US I would expect to find that you can make your own Phantom without a problem, so long as you don't sell it.
Suppose you have (notice I didn't say "own") a print copy of a Harry Potter book. You sit down & type it, word for word, into a file on your computer, convert it to mobi, and read it on your Kindle. No violation of copyright has occurred.
(However, you might now be the author of the book, per Borges.) (That's a joke, for anyone who hasn't read
Pierre Menard Author of the Quixote)