That is a much bigger problem with trademarks than it is with copyright infringement.
Faust >From: Russ Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >According to an IP lawyer I've talked to, however, knowing of an >infringement can cause problems with recouping damages (from hypothetical >"lost sales") if the infringing work is ignored for a long period. >Something to do with being a "trap" to skim more money from the infringer. > >But I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play on TV. > >On 1/14/02 7:19 PM, Ryan S. Dancey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote > > >"What is best for WotC" is to ignore the issue until such time as the > >company believes it is in it's interest to take action to protect it's > >assets. That day might never come. On the other hand, if, say, > >MacFarlane Toys did a deal to make action figures from D&D illustrations > >and insisted on using exclusive images, that day might come very > >quickly. Since copyright, unlike trademark, does not have to be > >defended, WotC can make whatever decisions it wishes about protecting > >it's copyrights to illustrations at a time of it's choosing. > > >-- >Russ Taylor (http://www.cmc.net/~rtaylor/) > >"I like the hat." -- Korben Dallas, The Fifth Element > >_______________________________________________ >Ogf-l mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
