Editing ChapterHouse Studios (section)

==Discussion==

Some would argue that Chapterhouse should have seen the lawsuit coming, since they based a huge portion of their business model as "aftermarket bits" specifically for GW products, using GW models/components in their advertising and even using GW names such as ''"pre-heresy terminator"'' for their products, which was an incredibly risky venture - akin to playing with fire - especially considering that most people know how litigious GW is over their IP.

The earlier rulings regarding specific instances of infringment still stand, since this was only an agreement on the damages appeal (and not the original case); therefore GW still cannot "own" a copyright on something that they have never depicted or produced themselves, so still don't expect the recent attitude of ''"no model = no rules"'' to lessen off any time soon.

Ultimately whether this is bad or good is up to you the reader, since it means that GW from now on will at least have models for the things that they present in their books rather than leaving giant gaps for over a decade ''(eg: [[Kheradruakh|Decapitator]])''. 

Some fear that it will now be more difficult to find alternative parts for GW models anymore ''(meaning you'll have to go to them exclusively for your kit-bashing needs)'' unless you can find something in another range that fits your chosen model "coincidentally" *wink wink* . In fact even saying it fits with specific third-party products is actually fine ''(like modified car parts)'', you still can't advertise your own products using someone else's products and trademarks, the product has to stand on its own, but that's not really any change in IP law at all, so things continue as normal.

One notable result of this affair resulted in two new policies from GW; "If it doesn't have a model, it doesn't have rules" and "If it's in the artwork, it needs a model". The former rule prevents other companies from make profit by creating models for model-less codex entries. The latter rule means that all new artwork features the same five or six models over and over again, making it very repetitive and uninspiring (although this may also be due to recent GW relying more on freelancers that are unfamiliar with 40K's lore or older art history, since some of the new art includes things that don't resemble any official models, like the thralls and [[Blood Angels]] Gravis Captain in [https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/008/629/945/large/tze-kun-chin-the-blood-angels.jpg?1514066367 this pic]). Thanks <s>Chapterhouse</s> Games Workshop's chronic IP shiftyness.