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"scratch" <scratch@the-pentagon.com> wrote in message
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>
> > I hate to say this but those trying to argue that .iptheme ISN'T
protected
> > look pretty foolish.  It's like watching people argue that the earth is
> > flat.  I was expecting people might debate whether they thought the law
was
> > reasonable or not, not whether the law protected it or not.  I thought
it
> > was pretty obvious but I guess I'm too used to dealing with intellectual
> > property these days.
>
> But if I try to argue I own the format of Earth when someone else
> clearly owns the format of Planet, that sounds ridiculous (not that it
> doesn't anyway, I'm just stretching it to fit your simile).

Hey Scratch, if you have some legal credentials let us know about them.  I
mean, you're well past giving an opinion on what should and shouldn't be
fair into trying to state what legal and not legal.  So exactly what is your
legal experience?  How many court cases have you litigated on intellectual
property?  Do you have a degree?

The thing about the Internet is that you sometimes deal with people who know
from experience on this sort of thing.  So unless you have some credentials
you want to share with us that would give someone reason to think you know
this stuff, you're just confusing the issue.

Ignoring the fact that I've already consulted legal on this, I've years of
first hand experience in dealing with intellectual property law
(specificially trademark, copyright, patents).  I also have first hand
litigation experience on intellectual property law.  The other person who I
vaguely know, Steven Den Beste, has over 25 years experience in dealing with
intellectual property law.

I don't want to make you not feel comfortable in giving your opinion on
something because that's the whole point of the news forums and I consider
you a valued contributor to the news groups, BUT I am finding you trying to
tell me what the law is more than a bit insulting.  But if you do have
credentials to back up your opinions then that's a different matter.  With
the anonynimity of the Internet, for all I know you're some college kid. ;)

Brad

>
> -scratch