Re: [OT]Look alike figures and copyright

In message <SIMEON.10107021718.D@lib345.kcl.ac.uk>, Jeremey Claridge
writes:
> 
> > Why make it *easy* for a spiteful competitor or disgruntled customer
to
> > unleash lawyers on you?
:
> There must be some law allowing you to have something that looks like
> the original but where you have personally made it from scratch.

No way.  If it's the same, you're lawyer-bait.	If it's totally
different, you're safe.  If it's similar-but-not-quite-identical,
well, then you're probably okay but may have to prove it.