Absolutely. They could be "energy swords" or just no description.
I suspected they where thinking of trademark. But if so. Why suggest to take down the model rather than just simply remove the usage of the word "lightsaber"? I think the answer is just general confusion about IP.
Thanks for posting though. The misinformation about IP is a real bummer.
Protip - You can put the lightsabers back. Lucasfilms cant prevent you from making fan art of lightsabers. Some previous posters are confusing Copyright with Patent or maybe they are just confused in general.
If you create fan art from scratch. Like voxel lightsabers. You are the copyright owner automatically under US law. Not lucasfilms. They would need a patent on lightsaber design to make a claim against your copyrighted content. Obviously they dont have any such patents and even if they did they would have expired long ago.
Absolutely. They could be "energy swords" or just no description.
I suspected they where thinking of trademark. But if so. Why suggest to take down the model rather than just simply remove the usage of the word "lightsaber"? I think the answer is just general confusion about IP.
Thanks for posting though. The misinformation about IP is a real bummer.
Disclaimer - I know this upload is from 2015.
Protip - You can put the lightsabers back. Lucasfilms cant prevent you from making fan art of lightsabers. Some previous posters are confusing Copyright with Patent or maybe they are just confused in general.
If you create fan art from scratch. Like voxel lightsabers. You are the copyright owner automatically under US law. Not lucasfilms. They would need a patent on lightsaber design to make a claim against your copyrighted content. Obviously they dont have any such patents and even if they did they would have expired long ago.