Posted by manualblock [ 69.112.43.172 ] on January 04, 2006 at 07:29:05:
In Reply to: Re: Now you/we/whomever can add one more thing to the list posted by MQracing on January 03, 2006 at 20:35:55:
The whole goodwill legal doctrine exists as a name recognition benefit. If someone changes a wire from one side of the input jack to another then claims copyright thats unproductive.
I must take a stand here and say this; if the design existed previously in 80% of it's incarnation then it does not violate any responsible definition of reasonable behaviour. That makes me a bad guy I know but it's time people began concentrating on creating instead of hoarding.
All amplifier designs that borrow from the past and just re-organise existing technology are free and open to use by all.
Will that prevent people from designing because it will not be a lockin for their bottom-line?
Naah; never has before.
In fact; before the deluge of protectionist legal restrictions extended to any tiny re-design effort there was more creativity in the design arena.
Thats the side I am sorry to say that seems correct to me.
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