Hi there, hoping to get some general info.
First one is a doozy. I've researched fair use laws with regards to .GIFs (the short 3-5 second looping clips). It seems to be untested water for whether or not fair use applies to their use. They don't really seem to fall under the standard satire, education, news grouping for fair sure. However no one has been sued for their creation. Perhaps due to their lack of monetary value. What is your stance on the matter, do they break copyright law and no one has been prosecuted yet?
Second, if you have a novel idea for a product or business, approach a potential partner (financier) with it, they turn you down, and then 6 months later come out with an identical product, do you have grounds to sue? You haven't patented or created it yourself, however you do have written communication in the form of email exchanges. Do you have any legal rights?
Lastly, I'm a bit unsure as to what things are patentable or not (software and software/hardware. I seem to recall seeing something stating that if its basic to the point that someone else could develop it on their own without any knowledge of what you're doing, then it doesn't meet the standards? So for example software that sends messages via the internet? Or am I kinda way off on this one.
The reason I ask is there is a program that has very basic steps that already exist, however the resulting product is something that isn't available on the web currently.
The second product idea I have would require some serious hardware that I a) don't know how to build and b) don't have the money to build. It would require some basic software that I know I could create, but then I'd be short of a full product.
If I were to develop said software, and then design on paper a complex product that uses the software, would that be enough to patent? Or would I need a fully developed prototype?
Thanks in advance for your help!
First one is a doozy. I've researched fair use laws with regards to .GIFs (the short 3-5 second looping clips). It seems to be untested water for whether or not fair use applies to their use. They don't really seem to fall under the standard satire, education, news grouping for fair sure. However no one has been sued for their creation. Perhaps due to their lack of monetary value. What is your stance on the matter, do they break copyright law and no one has been prosecuted yet?
Second, if you have a novel idea for a product or business, approach a potential partner (financier) with it, they turn you down, and then 6 months later come out with an identical product, do you have grounds to sue? You haven't patented or created it yourself, however you do have written communication in the form of email exchanges. Do you have any legal rights?
Lastly, I'm a bit unsure as to what things are patentable or not (software and software/hardware. I seem to recall seeing something stating that if its basic to the point that someone else could develop it on their own without any knowledge of what you're doing, then it doesn't meet the standards? So for example software that sends messages via the internet? Or am I kinda way off on this one.
The reason I ask is there is a program that has very basic steps that already exist, however the resulting product is something that isn't available on the web currently.
The second product idea I have would require some serious hardware that I a) don't know how to build and b) don't have the money to build. It would require some basic software that I know I could create, but then I'd be short of a full product.
If I were to develop said software, and then design on paper a complex product that uses the software, would that be enough to patent? Or would I need a fully developed prototype?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Copyright Law: Regarding: Fair Use, Patents, and Value of Ideas
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