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I'm reasonably certain that you cannot copyright the design of a physical product. Apple might be able to patent the design of a phone, especially if its design
by cmatthias 16y ago
I'm reasonably certain that you cannot copyright the design of a physical product. Apple might be able to patent the design of a phone, especially if its design is novel in some way, but copyright is reserved for "intellectual works" like writing, artwork, computer software, etc.
- dhimes 16y agobecause it was a secret prototype, Gizmodo’s unlicensed reproduction is different: it has clear and quantifiable damages to Apple’s business We haven't seen clear and quantifiable damages yet. If the new Android phone were to show up looking exactly like it (not talking about the port http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283780 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283780) and subsequently Apple's sales fell substantially below expectations, then maybe. I doubt they'll be hurt at all by this, actually. I'm already hearing "oh, sick, I can't wait to get it!"
- dhimes 16y agoSomehow the parent post to which I replied looks strangely different now... ;)