Originally Posted by
tds101
The company will still receive sales based off of the recognition and promotion of their mentioned/copied brand. Clones deny the fact they're not original, and refuse to acknowledge the brand of the original design.
“respect or reverence paid or rendered”
??? Where is anything that says the original company gets actual money from "homage" manufacturers?
Originally Posted by
tds101
And there is the point that you seem to ignore. Again, a homage acknowledges the creator, where the clone ignores the initiator of the original. It's a "point of contention" that's been debated nonstop. Waiting lists are irrelevant. It's the recognition, or lack thereof, that makes it an issue (including legal proceedings).
??? Your link doesn't indicate that homage manufactures actually mention the originator by name.
Originally Posted by
tds101
It's all about paying royalties to the original company.
Originally Posted by
tds101
Either way the company who is the design initiator receives some form of compensation,...
Originally Posted by
tds101
Homage,...what don't you comprehend? Apparently you're exactly the type of person that likes to debate semantics. Discussion is over.

You aren't making any sense.