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Wayne Parham
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I know you've both said you're through with this discussion. So don't let me draw you back into it. If you're really through, then please see this as a rhetorical question.Some of my speakers, even some of the better ones, are just an Eminence or JBL driver is a box. Now I don't want you guys to copy 'em, but then again, it's kind of hard for me to claim ownership of an implementation. An example is a JBL 2226 in a 4.0ft3 box tuned to 40Hz. Can I really claim that as a protected design and jump other people for making it? Now it does have a good crossover, something I'm proud of as being original. But even it is pretty simple, made using only a dozen parts or so, hardly something I can consider as trade secret stuff. I take advantage of the information by promoting it, actually opening the books to give myself some exposure. I guess one could say I'm free to do that 'cause it's my stuff. I could have kept tight lipped and that was my choice. But my point is, where's the line? I can make another example of something I consider a little more unique, the π cornerhorn design. It is an implementation I'm particularly proud of, and I think it is a novel idea. But even it is just a good application of exising technologies, basically just pointing the woofer into a room corner and letting the walls set directivity and give 9dB DI. Stick a midhorn and tweeter on top with the same 90º radiation angle so that directivity is constant all the way through the audio band. It's a great idea and I'm rather possessive of it. But it is still a pretty simple concept. Look at the loudspeaker cooling plug I developed. I'm proud of it too, some pretty big names looked at what I did. When I announced the project, one respected speaker designer bragged about his patents on loudspeaker cooling. He said the majority of heat was not radiated and was best carried away through the air. Turns out he didn't know what he was talking about, radiation is the main way heat leaves the voice coil. So I'm very proud of my heat exchanger concept, and that I took the time prototyping and proving it. But once it became a reality and everyone could see how much it boosted performance, immediately, everyone started copying it. DIY'ers will always copy stuff, and by embracing them instead of chastizing them, I gain some exposure and goodwill. Maybe by making my products attractively priced, people will do business with me instead of going elsewhere. Maybe knowing I've taken the trouble to perfect my designs also acts as an incentive to do business with me. Customers can have confidence that the R&D is good and my products work well, and they won't have to reinvent the wheel or deal with an unknown quantity. But still, my designs aren't patented and I'm not sure they should be. So that leaves me in a bit of a pickle. How far do my rights extend?
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Peerless transformers, trademarks and intellectual property rights
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Re: Peerless transformers, trademarks and intellectual property rights
By: MQracing on Wed, 14 September 2005 08:09
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Re: Peerless transformers, trademarks and intellectual property rights
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I don't think that's it....
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Re: I don't think that's it....
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root cause
By: Thrint on Thu, 15 September 2005 04:22
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Re: root cause
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Re: root cause
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 12:32
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Re: root cause
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Re: root cause
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 14:45
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Re: root cause
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Re: root cause
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 15:15
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Re: root cause
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Re: root cause
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 15:58
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Design ownership, public domain and who owns what
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Re: Design ownership, public domain and who owns what
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 15:08
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stick to the subject please...
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Re: stick to the subject please...
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 16:27
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this is the last....
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Re: this is the last....
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 19:17
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One more example
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Re: One more example
By: MQracing on Sat, 17 September 2005 08:02
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Re: One more example
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For Wayne and Mike
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Re: For Wayne and Mike
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Warning Will Robinson!
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Re: Warning Will Robinson!
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Re: For Wayne and Mike
By: Russellc on Thu, 29 September 2005 21:28
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Copyrights, trademarks and patents
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if it were patented....
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Re: For Wayne and Mike
By: MQracing on Sun, 18 September 2005 11:54
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Audio Asylum and you
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Re: For Wayne and Mike
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that's it in a nutshell, no?
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Re: Design ownership, public domain and who owns what
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 15:14
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a brief expansion of....
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 15:39
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Re: a brief expansion of....
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 17:13
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To Doug and Mike........
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Re: To Doug and Mike........
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Re: To Doug and Mike........
By: MQracing on Sat, 17 September 2005 07:02
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Re: To Doug and Mike........
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you *STILL* don't get it...
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Re: you *STILL* don't get it...
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 16:18
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do you mean Doc hoyer?
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 16:39
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definiton of piracy fits this case well
By: MQracing on Fri, 16 September 2005 16:54
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Re: root cause
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Here we go again...
By: Damir on Wed, 14 September 2005 07:51
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Re: Here we go again...
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Re: Here we go again...
By: MQracing on Wed, 14 September 2005 08:35
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Re: Here we go again...
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Re: Here we go again...
By: MQracing on Wed, 14 September 2005 11:40
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TM 0622592
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good detective work Colin....
By: MQracing on Wed, 14 September 2005 14:30
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Re: good detective work Colin....
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Re: good detective work Colin....
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Here we go again...
By: Thrint on Thu, 15 September 2005 04:54
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Re: Here we go again...
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 07:53
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yep....here we go again.
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since you have no interest in speaking....
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Re: since you have no interest in speaking....
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 15:53
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we'll deal with this one-at-a-time
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Re: we'll deal with this one-at-a-time
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 16:20
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let's see...ethics...
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Re: let's see...ethics...
By: MQracing on Thu, 15 September 2005 19:29
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you just don't get it....
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and as to your other accusations...
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Some of the rest...
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Here we go again...
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Here is the reasoning, and proof of the accusation...
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