In message 20101212055157.1b3ac11b...@karen.lavabit.com, Charles P. Steinmet
z writes:
Intellectual property rights do not just evaporate or return to the
public domain when a company disappears -- SOMEONE owns them (often
someone who bought the assets of the company, perhaps for less than a
I wrote:
Intellectual property rights do not just evaporate or return to the
public domain when a company disappears -- SOMEONE owns them
Poul replied:
Actually, they do evaporate if nobody defends them.
Yes and no (under US law). If someone openly and notoriously
infringes IP rights
In message 20101212110630.e4f6211b...@karen.lavabit.com, Charles P. Steinmet
z writes:
I wrote:
Intellectual property rights do not just evaporate or return to the
public domain when a company disappears -- SOMEONE owns them
Poul replied:
Actually, they do evaporate if nobody defends them.
But
But a rights holder almost never loses all rights, [...]
Poul wrote:
...provided they can prove that they own them in the first place.
Absolutely. As I said, I have no information one way or the other as
to whether Data Professionals bought anything from anybody -- and if
they did,
Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:51:53 AM GMT-0500
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Data Professionals Press Release
Perry wrote:
Considering that the Heath Company has been out of business for say,
30 years or so, this California Business Plan shows that you momma
was right in telling you
List,
Wrote: Data Professionals of Pleasanton California has purchased the Copyrights
and existing inventory of all legacy Heathkit product documentation from Heath
Company of Benton Harbor Michigan for an undisclosed amount. The new company
will make copies of the original legacy manuals
1. It is unclear whether they actually bought the rights from the real
owner who actually had clear title, or just a pile of HC manuals.
2. If they do not have clear title to the manuals, any copyrights to the
scanned version is invalid. They can only copyright new material they have
added.
Perry wrote:
Considering that the Heath Company has been out of business for say,
30 years or so, this California Business Plan shows that you momma
was right in telling you not to ingest illegal substances. I suppose
their next bright idea is to buy rights from Ford for the Edsel.
