And the whole time I was wondering if this meets the Threshold of originality[1], any lawyers here wanna comment?
The threshold of originality is a concept in copyright law that is used to assess whether a particular work can be copyrighted. It is used to distinguish works that are sufficiently original to warrant copyright protection from those that are not.
Edit: More questions, the Sony logo[2] according to the Wikipedia page[1] does not meet the threshold. If it doesn't, then does the author's simple scan-like image of a VHS tape meet it?
The very same wikipedia articles talks about how pictures of a vodka bottle dont pass, and cant be copyrighted. So I would assume the VHS is the exact same story.
IANAL but I think that this rather works in the manner that for example, the Sony Logo can be freely recreated without repercussions. So you can make your own Sony Logo no problems.
Same for a vodka bottle as some other commenter stated. But a copy of someone's photo of a vodka bottle or a copy of someone's Sony logo can be a IP/CR violation.
The threshold of originality is a concept in copyright law that is used to assess whether a particular work can be copyrighted. It is used to distinguish works that are sufficiently original to warrant copyright protection from those that are not.
Edit: More questions, the Sony logo[2] according to the Wikipedia page[1] does not meet the threshold. If it doesn't, then does the author's simple scan-like image of a VHS tape meet it?
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_of_originality
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sony_logo.svg