Unfortunately, one of the pitfalls of 'outsourcing'? On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Lucky <[email protected]> wrote:
> Couldn't agree with you more David, mind you this guy is taking the > mick, he even uses the original ebay listed photo's with the > originators name blurred out! > > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIY-QS30-1-Remote-function-Nixie-clock-kit-/200615277384?pt=UK_Consumer_VintageAudio_RL&hash=item2eb59a3348 > > Must know someone close at the pcb manufacturer to obtain the board, > see he does a 'naim clone' too, well it is Hong Kong....... > > > On 7 June, 18:11, David Forbes <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 6/7/11 9:54 AM, Lucky wrote: > > > > > Unfortunately you can only report items that are a: a direct > > > infringement of you intellectual property rights but first you must be > > > a member of the VeRO Programme, and be the owner of the said rights > > > (with proof) or b: report an item that you believe a 'Potential > > > trademark infringement', the other categories address counterfeit > > > goods etc all of which ebay tends to ignore unless they receive a > > > certain threshold of reports (ie: a waste of time) but again we are > > > talking about a physical objects that need to be protected by patents/ > > > copyright which I hope the builders of the clock get before they see > > > these guys benefiting anymore from their hard work! > > > > > Dave, the voice of reason. ;-) > > > > I've never bothered with such things as patents and trademarks, because > > they are more trouble than they're worth. The protection they provide is > > a protection racket. You need to have a million dollars on hand to pay > > your lawyers for enforcement through the courts, and you're not likely > > to get satisfaction no matter what the judge decides. > > > > For a cottage industry, there's no point in doing anything about the > > counterfeiters. Consider it flattery and move on to designing your next > > project. > > > > -- > > David Forbes, Tucson AZ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
