[sdiy] Legal issues of cloning

[Nathanael King]

Also, I think it's fair to speculate Korg most likely would not have
released that information if they had plans at that time for the ms-20
mini. Just a small example how possibly diluting demand could work
against the good of the public. That is, of course, not a problem at
this point. Yet, a few years ago, if someone had put an ms-20 in a
small enclosure for $800, then it would have measurably hurt all of us
besides infringing on Korg's right to profit.

Nate

On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Neil Johnson <neil.johnson71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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