[sdiy] Legal issues of cloning

[Neil Johnson]

From

David G Dixon wrote:
> There are no legal issues of cloning, unless a) you use trademarked or
> copyrighted materials in your design (like putting the company logo on the
> panel) or b) there are elements under patent protection (unlikely, given
> that patents are only good for 17 to 20 years from the priority date, which
> will be long past for all this stuff).
>
> Opposing viewpoints welcome!

Consider this letter:  http://www.analogue.org/mr/sas/KORG35.pdf

(via Tim's page http://www.timstinchcombe.co.uk/index.php?pge=korg )

If blatant cloning takes place do you think such similar acts of
kindness would happen?  Pissing in the well provides immediate
satisfaction for the pisser, but the long term outcome is less
enjoyable.

Neil
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