Klarinet Archive - Posting 000453.txt from 1999/01

From: Neil Leupold <consult@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] GeoCities & Intellectual Property Infringement
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:43:22 -0500

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On 1/11/99, Mark Charette wrote:

>> Just thought I'd mention something good about a major Web site player. David
>> Blumberg noticed a blatant infringement of Oliver Seely's and my copyright
>> rights on GeoCites. A member had totally copied one of the more popular
>> pages on Sneezy, along with many of Oliver's MIDI files. While neither
>> Oliver or I mind people linking to the pages (in fact, I'm rather flattered
>> by the links), we require people get permission before any pages are copied;
>> in some cases the author of an article may not grant permission, even if I
>> don't mind.

>> I sent an email to GeoCities notifying them of the problem. They in turn
>> notified the author of the page in question and today the page is gone.

In my line of work (microelectronics intellectual property), I find it lamentable
when our investigations result in the removal of products and features from
store shelves. By proving infringement, we hope to induce respondents to
meet for licensing negotiations. When they opt to simply stop using the
patented technology, nobody seems to gain. The consumers lose the
benefit of the product or feature, the manufacturer produces a lesser
product, and the patent owner derives no royalties from his invention.

Hopefully the GeoCities author will come back and request permission
to use your page web page. Then he can use it, and those who access
his site will benefit in an honest fashion, rather than being denied the
benefit altogether.

Neil

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