tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post4895124984755495511..comments2024-03-29T11:10:02.290+00:00Comments on The IPKat: "Dangerous" Intellectual Property MythsVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-78714785606629280882010-09-27T05:52:54.805+01:002010-09-27T05:52:54.805+01:00It think it is a myth also that owning a physical ...It think it is a myth also that owning a physical piece of artwork automaticaly means owning the copyright in it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510580422494802085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-33892996400061991632010-09-24T10:44:50.052+01:002010-09-24T10:44:50.052+01:00What about that if you share a tip with Taylor Wes...What about that if you share a tip with Taylor Wessing they'll credit you in their PR-raising piece?<br /><br />Or that the best way to protect copyright is to pay an extortianate amount of money to a struggling trade mark firm to "register" your copyright (i.e. put it in their safe) rather than perhaps send the version to an email account which creates an objective "date stamp"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-23725489070417284942010-09-23T22:42:03.987+01:002010-09-23T22:42:03.987+01:00- Copyright infringement = "theft" &...- Copyright infringement = "theft" & "piracy"<br /><br />- Grey market goods are bad<br /><br />- Life + 70 years of copyright protection encourages innovation. (By whom? The dead author or his/her lazy great great grandchildren?)<br /><br />- Ever stronger IP protection promotes free tradeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-35803148131348414712010-09-23T22:24:51.271+01:002010-09-23T22:24:51.271+01:00And then there's this: http://dilbert.com/stri...And then there's this: http://dilbert.com/strips/2010-09-16/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-81687099003244732702010-09-23T18:41:09.776+01:002010-09-23T18:41:09.776+01:00Another myth is that once you pay for a commission...Another myth is that once you pay for a commissioned piece of work you automatically own the copyright in it.Shireen Smith, Azrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878214320196044240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-77986754895868191452010-09-23T16:25:25.990+01:002010-09-23T16:25:25.990+01:00Thomas
s95 of the UK Trade Mark Act 1994 makes it...Thomas<br /><br />s95 of the UK Trade Mark Act 1994 makes it a criminal offence.<br /><br />(1)It is an offence for a person—<br />(a)falsely to represent that a mark is a registered trade mark, or<br />(b)to make a false representation as to the goods or services for which a trade mark is registered<br />knowing or having reason to believe that the representation is false.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-60889346947375606672010-09-23T16:08:09.171+01:002010-09-23T16:08:09.171+01:00@ Thomas: see section 95 of the Trade Marks Act 19...@ Thomas: see section 95 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 for the offence in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-69824759628485233282010-09-23T16:05:20.206+01:002010-09-23T16:05:20.206+01:00In some MoD research circles it is a firmly held b...<i>In some MoD research circles it is a firmly held belief that because use by the military of technology is exempt from patent infringement (under section 55 PA77) that means that anything goes. The bit where it says they still have to pay for it (s57A PA77) is compltely overlooked.</i><br /><br />Well, they <b>do</b> have guns...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-64697167198288882752010-09-23T15:08:53.120+01:002010-09-23T15:08:53.120+01:00While the UKIPO web site does mention the "se...While the UKIPO web site does mention the "sealed envelope" procedure, it does make it clear that it is not a means of getting copyright in the first place, or even establishing that copyright belongs to you. See http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-about/c-auto.htm<br />which says <i>" Additionally, a creator could send himself or herself a copy by special delivery post (which gives a clear date stamp on the envelope), leaving the envelope unopened on its return (ensuring you also know what is inside each envelope in case you do this more than once). Alternatively you could lodge your work with a bank or solicitor. It is important to note, that this does not prove that a work is original or created by you. But it may be useful to be able to show the court that the work was in your possession at a particular date."</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45378217059201830892010-09-23T14:18:51.169+01:002010-09-23T14:18:51.169+01:00In some MoD research circles it is a firmly held b...In some MoD research circles it is a firmly held belief that because use by the military of technology is exempt from patent infringement (under section 55 PA77) that means that anything goes. The bit where it says they still have to pay for it (s57A PA77) is compltely overlooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-28426115515018545202010-09-23T13:43:54.415+01:002010-09-23T13:43:54.415+01:00The post says, "it is a criminal offence to u...The post says, "it is a criminal offence to use the ® symbol if there is no registration." Where is this true? Certainly not in the U.S.A. Assuming the use is based on ignorance, not an intent to deceive, there are no consequences, whatsoever.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826304330316541564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-19406775315374753102010-09-23T11:02:34.867+01:002010-09-23T11:02:34.867+01:00A friend from uni swears blind that the only way t...A friend from uni swears blind that the only way to get copyright protection is to post a copy of the relevant work to yourself in a sealed envelope. He read this on the internet, so it must be true.<br /><br />He knows I'm an IP lawyer, but he won't be persuaded otherwise. He's probably right to have no confidence my legal opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-58353312978975829392010-09-23T10:05:20.398+01:002010-09-23T10:05:20.398+01:00I suspect at least some of these myths arise from ...I suspect at least some of these myths arise from common license terms, such as the CLA's Photocopying and Scanning Licence which allows 5% or one chapter of any book. The Creative Commons licenses might be leading to similar confusions.<br /><br />However the line that "Everyone else is doing it, so it must be OK for me to do it too" does have at least some truth to it. Ripping personal CDs to mp3 comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com