Re:LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI
by hhw on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @03:58PM
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They misused the DMCA because they did not own the copyright of the content they filed a DMCA against, plain and simple, and they made specific claims in the DMCA otherwise. Just because the icons were similar does not make that a copyright violation. LV either abused the DMCA out of ignorance or dishonesty. There is no other possibility here, and they deserve every bit of negative sentiment that has resulted against them.
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Re:LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI
by etchalon on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @04:12PM
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They believe they do. So it was neither ignorance nor dishonesty. _You_ don't think they do.
Re:LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI
by TillE on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @04:38PM
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Again, you and LayerVault don't seem to understand copyright.
Here's an example. There's a famous iPhone game called Fruit Ninja. There's another game called Veggie Samurai. Total ripoff in every imaginable way, but completely legal.
Copyright means you can't make direct copies or derivative works of my stuff. It doesn't mean you're not allowed copy all my ideas.
Re:LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI
by etchalon on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @05:04PM
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And you don't seem to understand what LV is actually alleging.
Re:LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI
by pixl97 on Thursday March 07, 2013 @06:41AM
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And neither do they (LV).
Trademark is not copyright.
Re:LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI
by mkmkmmmmm on Thursday March 07, 2013 @05:49AM
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The DMCA is for direct copies of IP. This dispute is better resolved with a civil court case because the ownership is non-obvious. It was a very clear misuse of the DMCA and I hope the victim receives some compensation.