tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post113648213245213277..comments2024-03-29T12:23:31.959+00:00Comments on The IPKat: A PET SUBJECT FOR COPYRIGHT?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1136567661863792442006-01-06T17:14:00.000+00:002006-01-06T17:14:00.000+00:00If a cat can invent a cat-flap, I can't see why it...If a cat can invent a cat-flap, I can't see why it's other creative works shouldn't be subject to copyright!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1136483882778449712006-01-05T17:58:00.000+00:002006-01-05T17:58:00.000+00:00The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 seems ...The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 seems to permit works created by a computer to have copyright. The problem of the life of a computer is solved by providing a term of 50 years from creation of the work. It would surely be reasonable for all works by animals to have a similar term. What about the pre-war recordings of birds by Ludwig Koch. Does the copyright belong to Koch or the nightingale, etc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com