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Originally Posted by joshuajaeseo
So if I have permission from the designer, I'm fine to do bankrupt/old liveries?
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Depends; Was the company bought out eventually? Or if it is a copyright (meaning something that is published) the copyrights could still be in effect.
Papermodels are copyrighted. Something you can print or publish, like art work.
If you mean the KLM livery, you need to dig deeper.
Pretty sure no-one here can say yes, you're ok. Way to many variables and legalities to hurdle over.
If the current model designers says it is ok to re-paint. Then it is ok to re-paint their model, but be careful if you want to offer it for sale or download.
If the paint job was trademarked, that you want to use, you will need to investigate if anyone still has the trademark ownership. Possibly asking them for permission as well.
Not an attorney, but better to investigate on your own to find out more information, so you can answer your own questions.
trademarks can be bought for many different things, shapes, paint jobs, sayings, etc....
Google trademarks and start reading to find out what you're up against.
Mike