Seems comparable to me. And, since that's what "copyright" law depends upon, it's relevant.
Copyright law is predecated on the assumption that a reasonable person could mistake one product for another.
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Re: Apple is going DOWN
by eric » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:46 pm
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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Re: Apple is going DOWN
by BrownOG » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:53 pm
Thats funny, comparing the app drawer of android to homescreen of iOS. They literally got a billion dollars for patenting rectangle with rounded edge and square icons.
Also, context is important.
Also, context is important.
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Re: Apple is going DOWN
by Professor » Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:36 pm
Wow - look how similar all these phones are to the iPhone! Too bad they ALL came out BEFORE the iPhone.
Yeah, I think that Samsung obviously stole their design cues from Apple. They designed a time travel machine (probably illegally copied from Doc's DeLorean), traveled to the future, saw how big a hit the iPhone was, went back to 2006, and started designing phones that looked like the iPhone.
Bastards!
Yeah, I think that Samsung obviously stole their design cues from Apple. They designed a time travel machine (probably illegally copied from Doc's DeLorean), traveled to the future, saw how big a hit the iPhone was, went back to 2006, and started designing phones that looked like the iPhone.
Bastards!
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Re: Apple is going DOWN
by eric » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:08 pm
It wasn't that they "patented the rectangle" it was that Samsung had a set way of doing things, then started coping Apple after Apple released their way of doing things.
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Re: Apple is going DOWN
by John Galt » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:01 pm
i think the case shows the flaws in the patent laws that are currently on the books. they are outdated and stifle competition. patenting rounded rectangles on a display is like patenting blue shirts
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