Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year
by nrp on Saturday August 11, 2012 @01:55AM
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Consider that shoe piracy is actually pretty prevalent. You are free to make and modify shoes, but you are not free to sell copies (knockoffs, as they are commonly known) of existing closed source shoes.
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Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year
by jsilence on Saturday August 11, 2012 @03:04AM
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Actually you are free to sell an exact copy of shoes or other clothing als long as you don't copy the trademark logo.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/johanna_blakley_lessons_fro...
Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year
by nrp on Saturday August 11, 2012 @03:29AM
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Fascinating. Interesting that the courts deem fashion too utilitarian to copyright or patent, but purely utilitarian computer programs can be copyrighted and applications of algorithms can be patented.
Re:Man Tries to Live an Open Source Life for a Year
by lotu on Saturday August 11, 2012 @09:39AM
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Fashion has been around for a little bit longer the computer programs, the courts have had more of an opportunity to understand and make reasonable decisions about it. See what you think in 2112.