[sdiy] Re: Doepfer A-105 looks like Oakley Multiladder?

[Jon Darby]

You know, I've been meaning to ask you guys about this. I'm in the video
game industry and I was reading a fantastic book about the early days of
video games called First Quarter. I was particularly interested in the story
of Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari. It said Mr. Bushnell spent much of
the late 70s constantly cranking out new arcade games because the
electronics patent process was so slow that Asian companies would steal the
circuits and already have a production line set up before the patent was
granted. Is this still the case? Is it terribly difficult to copyright a
circuit design to protect your creation from copying and have legal
consequences applied to the thief? THanks for the info, this has been
bugging me for some time now.

Your pal,
Jon Darby


-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Stone <sasami at blaze.net.au>
To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>

Date: Monday, April 23, 2001 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: Doepfer A-105 looks like Oakley Multiladder?
>>Hi all,
>>
>>> Gee, why does Doepfer's new A-105 VCF look so much like the Oakley
>>Systems Multiladder?
>>
>>Incredible. Its almost identical, even down to the break in the feedback
>>loop to put in non-linear effectors. He has added the BP output,
>>although he no doubt pinched that from my other SuperLadder filter. What
>>a shame that he has to do that.
>>
>>However, I will not remove my circuits from the net. I want my stuff to
>>inspire ordinary people to build their own modulars and make music. If
>>they buy my PCBs to do it then all the better.
>>
>>People like Doepfer are just thieves.
>>
>>Its extremely ironic that he suggests using 'his' interpolator module to
>>get VC control of filter shape. The man has no decency!
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, England
>>
>>Oakley Modular Synth and TB3030:
>>www.techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk/projects.htm
>>My music: www.mp3.com/taklamakan
>>
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