sue-ing for copying a model

[chassis]

Hi,


When you copy a ferrari or any vehicle model.
Don' the real model building company sue you for copying their model by breaking the patent-law?

Why bother copying than making a similar model by modifying the design a bit and labelling the model in your own name?

Say that you built a ferrari chassis and body with a different car company' engine and parts and sell the car as a ferrari.
Wouldn't the ferrari company sue you for selling a car with different companies parts in their car model' name?
And wouldn't the buyer sue you for selling a car which is not 100% ferrari?

Just how does these things work?

How do you avoid being sued both by the buyer and the company whose model you copy.






>>> Edited by chassis on Monday 4th February 19:36

[chassis]

quote:
more to the point wouldn't you feel like a complete tosser driving around in a car which anyone who has any idea about cars can see & hear that it's not the real thing. MR2 355 anyone ? ?

Yes, but what about people who can't like young people, like me?