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Date Posted: 10:35:10 03/29/04 Mon
Author: Stephanie Chapman
Subject: Re: Copyrights
In reply to: James Wigington 's message, "Re: Copyrights" on 19:25:31 03/28/04 Sun

I also disagree with the aspect of losing money. I know that this has nothing to do with computer mediated communication but it does have something to do with copyright. When louie vuitton purses became really big and people were buying knockoffs but the sale of the genuine authentic louie vuitton purses went through the roof. So I don't believe that Louie vuitton is in fear of losing money but I do think that they have a problem with their trademark design being douplicated without their permission.
I also think that then it comes to things such as DVD players that if Sony makes a DVD player that Panasonic can come along and make a cheaper DVD player becuase SONY can't claim ownership of all DVD players ( unless they can and then I would be wrong) But I think the person/company with the patent or copyright for DVD players doesn't stop people from making them they jsut make the companies that make them ( sony panasonic) etc. pay them for each one that they sell. That way they both are making money.
I hope that this post makes sense.
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>>I believe people would continue to create even without
>>copyright laws. If you are a creative person, I do
>>not think that the law would prevent you from
>>expressing yourself. However, whether you would be
>>willing to share your creation if you knew that
>>someone would steal the idea or claim they created the
>>work that seems to me to be the real issue. Many
>>countries do not abide by the same copyright laws that
>>the US follows and for example I heard that Coca Cola
>>will not sell its product in China because to sell a
>>product in the Chinese marketplace requires that a
>>company submit a blueprint (in this case the Coke
>>formula) to the government before a product is
>>approved for sale. The Chinese government sells the
>>product information to Chinese companies and that is
>>why you can buy watches that look exactly like a
>>Rolex, purses that look just like Gucci bags, etc. I
>>personally purchased several pens that looked exactly
>>like MontBlanc pens for $5 each at a huge flea market
>>in Florida. These companies are losing money due to
>>the cheaper knockoffs of their product on the market.
>>Therefore, I can see why they want the copyright laws
>>enforced in all countries.

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Re: Copyrights -- James Wigington, 17:57:49 03/29/04 Mon