Note...
I did ask about permission and we were told to wait on discussing with
official personel till phase 2 of the phone. So scanning the actual
case and building a knockoff would (in my opinion and until I am
corrected by FIC / Sean or other person with some authority) be a
violation of their IP.
However, it is hardly a violation of their IP to build new designs from
our own imagination and make them open / sell them by our own means.
I just can't see how we could possibly be upsetting them by adding
accessories for their devices which will in some way improve customer
experience or at the very least satisfy some vanity impulse.
--Tim
On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:32, Robin Paulson wrote:
Is it legal to sell these cases? The design may be based in no small
part on work done by FIC, who will not be impressed by us stamping on
their IP. We don't want to take the piss - they are helping us a lot.
Making a few one-offs for ourselves, with no profit is ok, but as soon
as we start marketing them, things may change.
When he's not so busy, this would be one for sean to enquire about.
On 7/4/07, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So... the question is...
a) is it possible to convince Nathan or Gordon to sell these
things through their websites for $65 - $147?
I can sell it through my website: http://www.handheld-linux.com
although I currently focus on the European markets only (due to tax
and duty complexity).
b) is there actually a demand for 10 or 100 of these
after-market
cases?
Depends on the number of total units of the OpenMoko being sold. I
would assume 1% after sales as a first rough guess.
c) is there a "one size fits all" design that will satisfy
everyone who wants an after-market case?
Probably not. I remember that we did have approx. 50 - 100 different
custom designs at Siemens mobile phones.
Nikolaus Schaller
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