If I may chime in on this point, I see COWORKING as something that produces value other than money. I think a lot of the problem with our current economic condition is the fact that everybody thinks that if they start doing something, as in providing a service or product, they are supposed to become wealthy as a result of it. That's the whole gist of "privatization" where they (supposedly) are turning over responsibility for services to private individuals. My take is that as long as government sides with the mega-businesses, that leaves a lot of people out in the cold left to fend for themselves. I see COWORKING as a method of individuals and (super)small groups to band together and defray the common costs of doing business. I think that should be the first principle shared by anyone going into a COWORKING situation. I'm not sure that this addresses the actual subject being discussed, but I wanted to chime in here. David
On Feb 1, 7:30 am, Liu Yan <liuyan.dat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Coworking isn't a big money-making business. I believe the person who > started the coworking in Beijing has no intention to make quick money > and huge profit. So it really doesn't make any sense to consult a > lawyer to sue him. To be honest, we can't even afford it. > > I believe there is a dialogue needed between us and the clone. We want > to let him know that we don't hate our competition and we want to find > a way to collaborate if we share values in common. However, it is > necessary to have a few guidelines in mind for people like him who > sees the value in our model and content and want to use it. So my > questions really are: what should be those guidelines? > > Thank you in advance! > > 在 2011年2月1日 下午9:05，Michael <con....@gmail.com> 写道： > > > > > > > If you have made your "model and content on the website is at this > > moment pretty much open sourced and licensed under Creative Commons" > > then i am pretty sure they can't legally copyright it right? This may > > be the wrong place to be asking though because copyright in China is > > definitely different to the rest of the world! Why not consult a > > lawyer, otherwise just don't worry about it. > > > On Feb 1, 7:08 pm, Liu Yan <liuyan.dat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi there, > > >> >> Recently we found out that someone in Beijing has used the text of our > >> >> website both in Chinese and English, design and slogan literally word > >> >> for word in his website. We are happy that there is another(second) > >> >> coworking space being established in China and they like our model. But > >> >> at the same time, we think it should be a way to regulate this kind of > >> >> "sharing". > > >> >> For example, Our model and content on the website is at this moment > >> >> pretty much open sourced and licensed under Creative Commons, but the > >> >> people who copied and pasted our content put everything under their own > >> >> copyright. Meanwhile, we are worried that this kind of clone or > >> >> look-alike effect might put our branding and reputation under risk. > > >> >> Any idea how to cope with this? > > >> >> Liu Yan 刘妍 > >> >> CEO/Co-founder > >> >> Xindanwei 新单位 > >> >> (+86) 021 3428 0783 > >> >> (+86) 135 2429 5509 > >> >> 50 Yongjia Rd, Shanghai,CHINA > >> >> 中国上海徐汇区永嘉路50号 > >> >>http://xindanwei.com > >> >>https://gist.com/theliuyan > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- > Liu Yan 刘妍 > CEO/Co-founder > Xindanwei 新单位 > (+86) 021 3428 0783 > 50 Yongjia Rd, Shanghai,CHINA > 中国上海徐汇区永嘉路50号http://xindanwei.comhttps://gist.com/theliuyan- Hide quoted text > - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
