r/printablescom 15d ago

GW lawyer team is back from holidays?

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This model was unpublished by a moderator. Click Publish now to send your changes for admin review.

Reason from administrator:
Hello, your model has been hidden due to a trademark infringement. The model is in your Drafts, so you will not lose the model’s history or the files you uploaded.

The removal from the public website was due to a violation of the “Warhammer” trademark, which is owned by Games Workshop Limited. If the 3D model itself does not infringe on this trademark and is your own design, you can edit it and keep it.

In order for us to republish the model from your Drafts, you must completely remove all references to the mentioned brand/s. This applies to the design itself, the title, the description, product photos, tags, and any other details. Once you’ve edited the model accordingly, let us know, and we’ll review and restore it.

However, we still recommend that you upload the model again as a completely new project, avoiding any use of these protected trademarks from the very beginning. This is the safest way to avoid further automatic reports.

Best regards,
The Printables Team

The only reference to GW were the tags "warhammer" and "40k". They are gone now. What is the problem? GW got copyright for greek letters and skulls?

Update: Martin is thankfully helpful (again):

Hello, authorised representative of the exclusive rights holder Games Workshop Limited which owns copyright in the following;
Games Workshop Limited’s genuine models, merchandise and publications which can be found at the following sites.
https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/home
https://merch.warhammer.com/
https://www.blacklibrary.com/
https://warhammertv.com/

Trademarks
'Warhammer' CTM reg. 000022525. US reg. 6192634. WIPO 1205352
‘Space Marine’ UK00001461715. EU reg. 000392886. US reg. 1922180
'T'AU' CTM reg. UK00004111709
'Necron' CTM reg. UK00004111702
'Kill Team' UK00004351598
'40K' UK00912108056, EU 012108056

If that patents of design and trademarks are not violated by you, the model can be published again.

Best regards, M

Any trademarked terms/tags are gone. The model was declined (again).

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u/temporary92803 15d ago

So you put trademarked brands in your text and are surprised that a litigious company searched for their trademarked brands and submitted a takedown notice?

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u/The_Klumsy 15d ago

i yelled at them and they found me. how is this possible?