Are Warhammer recasts illegal?

“Can I recast copyrighted minis if I never plan to profit from them?” With the explicit authorisation from the copyright holder, yes. Otherwise, even creating a counterfeit just for yourself is illegal.

Is recasting legal?

The recasting of legislation means the adoption of a new legal act, when an amendment is made to a basic instrument. The result is a single, legally binding act incorporating the initial legal act and any amendments to it.

Are Warhammer models copyrighted?

The actual miniatures and illustrations from the many Warhammer Codexes are protected by copyrights. To create your own version of these pieces, if based on them, would be to make a derivative work–a violation of copyright.

What does it mean when a directive is recast?

Recasting is like codification in that is brings together in a single new act a legislative act and all the amendments made to it. The new act passes through the full legislative process and repeals all the acts being recast.

What is a recast regulation?

Overview of Brussels Regulation (recast) The existing Regulation will be repealed (Article 80), save that it will continue to apply to judgments given in proceedings instituted before 10 January 2015 (Article 66(2)).

Are 3D printing minis illegal?

For personal use, 3D printing artistic works such as miniatures, is fine.

Will Games Workshop go out of business?

Games Workshop just announced they all retail operations globally are closed indefinitely. Don’t miss the latest on their shutdown. Due to COVID-19, businesses are being affected all around the world.

Is Warhammer 40k copyrighted?

Yes. With caveats. Rules and game mechanics cannot be copyrighted or trademarked. If you make the Hamwarmer Fantasy Battles game or the Hamwarmer Far Future games, that have identical rules and systems to Warhammer and Warhammer 40k then you won’t be legally infringing.

Does the Brussels Regulation still apply?

The Brussels I Recast regime will continue to apply to enforcement of judgments given in proceedings which began before 1 January 2021, although the position regarding the application of the Lugano Convention enforcement provisions to judgments given in such proceedings is unclear.

What is the Brussels Regulation recast?

The Brussels Regulation (recast) will introduce a simplified mechanism for the recognition and enforcement of member state judgments in other member states, eliminating the need for a declaration of enforceability in the courts of the member state in which enforcement is sought.

Is there any point in buying Chinese illegal recasts?

For the sake of this report, we have acquired a couple of Chinese illegal recasts as well as their respective originals, and we are going to show you in detail why there is no point at all in buying these pieces of bad plastic. The models chosen are both from Forgeworld, the ‘Elysian Tauros Venator’ and the classic ‘Lietpold the Black’.

What happened to the Games Workshop catalog?

Without remorse, there was a supplier that recasted the catalog of Games Workshop and Forgeworld reselling it at a ridiculous price. It didn’t take long for GW to take action, and after a while it became nearly impossible to find these copies online.

Are there any references to Forgeworld from China?

Famous search engines of Chinese products show easily references of companies like Andrea Miniatures, Nocturna Models, Young Miniatures, Knight Models, and many others. Even so, I think this issue began with Chinese copies of Forgeworld references.

How much did you save with GW recast models?

Same as above, mainly FW recast, same story after the purchase I was suspicius. Sent them to GW and all where confirmed as recast models. Other then that my total savings was a bit above 50$ after shipping.