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Old 03-11-2010, 01:52 PM   #172
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
Absolutely. You can do it already. There are various ways that an independent enthusiast can build their own clone of some popular collector cars, completely legally. The original company has no say in it, it's not a crime.

What law did you think it would fall under?
Actually, it might be. It depends on a number of factors. The most important being whether the replica is being passed off as the original car in question. In this hypothetical we are talking about an exact replica of the original car, which would include the use of the trademarks.

To put it in simple terms, if a new company was to start producing 2010 Toyota Camry's (it being the year 2010) you can be sure that Toyota would sue them and would win.

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