Custom Detroit Become Human Steelbook

[Ozzy101]

Not sure if this belongs here and I guess hardcore fans may not appreciate custom steelbooks but just wanted to share my experience of one that turned out amazing!

I was bummed there was no official steelbook for Detroit Become Human so I went for the custom option. I chose the front and back design myself and glad it looks beautiful!

Highly recommend the artist in case anyone's interested: https://www.bluishsquirrel.com/

[origammirip789]

Wile on the topic of custom steelbooks:




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[Spect3r]

I only buy custom made steelbooks when there is there is no official release for that game.

This guy has some awesome designs, however they are not printed as a normal steelbook, they are painted with vynil.
He also has a bunch for movies



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[Ozzy101]

Originally Posted by origammirip789

Wile on the topic of custom steelbooks:

That looks sweet too! May need to consider getting one in the future haha.

Originally Posted by Spect3r

I only buy custom made steelbooks when there is there is no official release for that game.

This guy has some awesome designs, however they are not printed as a normal steelbook, they are painted with vynil.
He also has a bunch for movies

Haha same man. Ordered Custom Detroit and DMC Collection from the same dude (:
I've seen these on Ebay, as you said his designs are really good, just the final quality doesn't seem that great. Guess they're worth the cost though. Mine cost me 42pounds / steelbook

[Gunmaster51]

Looks amazing. It always feels like custom steels have the best looking artwork. Official steels often just play it safe and go with something typical.

[riva128]

But these are illegal, right?

[Spect3r]

Originally Posted by riva128

But these are illegal, right?

Why?
Its the equivalent of fan fiction, and thats not illegal.

[Gunmaster51]

Originally Posted by riva128

But these are illegal, right?

I mean, technically yeah, it's illegal. Scanovo is a private company and they've trademarked the steelbook brand. So selling a product in a steelbook's likeness without Scanovo's approval wouldn't be legal.

But these are basically second hand sales using altered steelbooks that have already been released by Scanovo and paid for. So it's not like Scanovo is being cheated out of money.

Also, it's not like people are using custom steels to imitate official steels. Like if someone was to create custom steels for rare steels like TLoU or Mirror's Edge which resembled the official thing, maybe I'd have a problem with fakes flooding the market. But customs use completely different artwork and are easy to tell apart.

[Spect3r]

Originally Posted by Gunmaster51

I mean, technically yeah, it's illegal. Scanovo is a private company and they've trademarked the steelbook brand. So selling a product in a steelbook's likeness without Scanovo's approval wouldn't be legal.

But these are basically second hand sales using altered steelbooks that have already been released by Scanovo and paid for. So it's not like Scanovo is being cheated out of money.

Also, it's not like people are using custom steels to imitate official steels. Like if someone was to create custom steels for rare steels like TLoU or Mirror's Edge which resembled the official thing, maybe I'd have a problem with fakes flooding the market. But customs use completely different artwork and are easy to tell apart.

Exactly.
They are not copying licensed material, they arent claiming them to be official, they arent making the steelbooks themselves (i mean the metal case itself), so they arent taking anything from no one.
Cant imagine it being "illegal" in the full sense of the word.

[L1Slayer]

Well technically it still is "illegal" because you are paying someone money, while he/she is using Artworks/Screenshots/Pictures that are subject to copyright. (making extra changes to the artwork doesn't help. It's still based on a copyright protected piece)
Basically, as soon as money flows and official material is involved, you need a license to sell it.
It's the same with statues. Recreating a character from a Trademark without permission is illegal.

But to be fair, I don't really see this as problematic since the market of custom steelbooks is very thin. And Publishers don't seem to care about it either.