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Welcome to Techsurvivors => Community => Topic started by: krissel on February 14, 2008, 04:25:47 AM
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Just amazing...
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/conte...8028_239309.htm
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/02/02...lideShows_ssi_5
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Where's the picture of Vista next to, um, Panther?? Or is it that advanced?
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I remember a phrase from my Art History classes back in th 1970's: "Which are you drinking, the water or the wave?" Is the design only a difference in shape that means nothing or is it a change in the ease and degree of functionality. If a design just for the purposes of looking different then why bother. I don't find any merit in the room divider or salt and pepper shakers in their original or the copy versions and a watch is just a watch unless it's tougher or has a built in flash drive. I'm not saying they should have their designs knocked off but maybe it's too easy to get a patent or a copyright!
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I don't think the rip-off "designers" were looking for any artistic/innovation awards, gunug. Their concerns never went beyond their bank accounts, IMHO. Secondarily, all the designs shown were extremely basic, a few were quite complicated but easy to copy, none the less. Simple, clean, modernistic designs, while very popular, are even easier to replicate, I'm afraid.
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Shoot! There are copyright infringement lawsuits in the design of buildings too! Even intellectual property deserves protection, IMO.