4 ms·
By this reasoning, copyright infringement is not theft and should be tolerated. Who said we didn't think of using "scrolls" or "apple" as our company name inde
by Ryan_Shmotkin 14y ago
By this reasoning, copyright infringement is not theft and should be tolerated.
Who said we didn't think of using "scrolls" or "apple" as our company name independently ?
- drewwwwww 14y agoyou mean 'trademark'.
- dllthomas 14y agoTrademark isn't there to prevent theft of brilliant brand names; it's there to prevent confusion. That's an entirely different endeavor than either patent (protecting ideas) or copyright (protecting creative expression).
- belorn 14y agoThis is a lost truth on most people. If something trademarked can be used in a context that does not result in the consumer being confused, then the owner automatically loose the trademark. Its a consumer protection law, not an anti-competition law.
- anthonyb 14y agoThey don't lose their trademark, they're just not allowed to sue where the use isn't confusing.
- dllthomas 14y agoThis depends, I think. My understanding is there are some caveats when something gets really well known, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Trademark law isn't always executed perfectly (see some of the behavior of the Olympic Committee, for instance). The fundamental purpose, however, remains to avoid confusion.
- ben0x539 14y agoNo, by this reasoning, copyright infringement is not theft and should be discussed using precise and honest terminology.