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In Reply to: Re: When does a better mouse trap turn distasteful carboncopy cloning? posted by tcain on July 8, 2003 at 13:02:03:
If the phrase has any content, what it means is that there is some original quality in the product/work.That means it can't be copied. A copy of a Reubens or a Monet is distinguishable from the original.
And, in any event, a painting would be legally protected from copying during the duration of its copyright.
There might be some small aspects of the implementation of a circuit design (e.g. parts selection and component layout) that would not be subject to legal protection.
So, for this you think people should pay thousands of dollars more to the original "author" rather than patronize a "cloner"? Well, if you can persuade someone to do that (and, let's face it, by "branding" a number of manufacturers of various luxury products have done that successfully), more power to you. But please, spare us the condescending rant about "consumer America" etc. etc. and leave morality out of it.
Because what you're really talking about is a desire to enter the "vanity market" -- the market patronized by buyers so rich that they can afford to, for example, buy a Rolex watch for several thousand dollars, when any number of Japanese-made quartz watches will keep time more accurately, require less maintenance and will last longer for 1/4 the price. Of course, a Seiko is not a Rolex. And the vanity market is all about buying the Rolex, so that you can say that you own one. It is not about functionality; it is about status. And it is about people who have enough money to move beyond concern for the necessities, beyond even concern for functionality, to the realm of buying status.
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Follow Ups
- Re: "artisitically inspired" - Bruce from DC 07/9/0307:17:23 07/9/03 (2)
- Re: "artisitically inspired" - Dave-A 06:38:39 07/15/03 (0)
- Re: "artisitically inspired" - tcain 08:47:53 07/9/03 (0)
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