Most of the furniture that I've made, if I didn't have a purchased
plan, came from going into high end furniture stores and getting basic
dimensions on a piece. What I made never exactly matched what was in
the store. sales people look at you funny when you measure pieces.

If it is against the law, I'm guilty.

On 2 Jun 2005 11:35:38 -0700, "TrailRat"
wrote:

A little debate between friends has led me to spill it among the
newsgroup. The debate is over mass produced furniture and the
reproduction of it in a private workshop.

The question goes along these lines. Is approaching a flat-pack
supermarket or furniture store with the intention of copying a piece
illegal.

A few of the answers state that it must be a breach of copyright laws.
Another answer states that if a carpenter copies a piece
unintentionally, then he'd break a copy right law. Other answers state
that various pieces follow the same basic principles, i.e the design of
a wardrobe is the same on many levels but there are many variants.

So whats the opinion of the group. Maybe I'll share it with my friend
next time I'm down the pub. Yes, the debate started over pint.

TR