In my last message I offered a scenario where the tato-letterfold design could keep on being used by an educational institute after I fold for them a large quantity of leaflets with that design. I asked if that could be considered OK or not? Dianne answered that she isn't so sure that useful models aren't protected by copyright in Colombia. (I believe it's called Colombia, not Columbia, in English but I might be wrong). John O. Rodríguez Esquilín mentioned that, being my deisgn, it's supposed to be protected by copyright.
Thank you both for your answers. I know it's hard no to turn this into a legal discussion about copyright, but I'm really interested in not discussing about that. OK guys? I'll insist in that it isn't protected by copyright here in my country and that I do know this for a fact. Yet I'm not asking about this at all. I'm just asking if it would be OK for the institute to do that or if it wouldn't from your perspective; ignoring completely the perspective of law. For example, we could see this fold design as just an original way to fold a leaflet, emphasis in "way"; since it's rather simple there's no good reason for others not to take advantage of it. Know what I mean? I'm just trying to see it from another perspective so I can take a clear position on this subject. Might it be OK for them to just keep on using it? Gerardo gerardo(a)neorigami.com
