Generic Part vs. WMS proprietary?

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Artwork aside, what are the most common parts replacements that aren't
subject to this licensing mess that's going on? I mean, surely
pop-bumper caps/bodies, bulbs, star posts, scoops, DMD's fall into this
category...

L.

 

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Maybe patents apply to them? Like other posts I've read - WMS, Stern and
others probably have a lot better things to do than to go after some small
shop that made a small production run of parts for a machine they probably
forgot about.

....then again, wtf do I know?

"LouiSurfer" <louisurfer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Artwork aside, what are the most common parts replacements that aren't
> subject to this licensing mess that's going on? I mean, surely
> pop-bumper caps/bodies, bulbs, star posts, scoops, DMD's fall into this
> category...
>
> L.
>

 

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Check what people like Happ and Suzo sell of replacement parts.
Every part that has no art on it may be remade.

To over simplify: every part an operator needs to keep a machine
running can be remade..
every part a collector needs to make his machine look as new can't

 

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That makes sense,

Thanks for the reply,

Louis