about Yurman's stealing an ancient technique, using it to
create a "body of work," getting it under a protective copyright,
and thereby creating a total monopoly on it, and hindering others
from doing anything that he claims infringes on his right to be the
only one to use this process. Anything that even remotely resembles
his work is register a trademark (Yurman's pieces aren't just
copyrighted, they are REGISTERED copyright). Once that happens, any
other judge is likely to just rubber stamp it. Precedent and all
that. I'd say that the piece IS an exact copy, even by accident,
you're sunk. I how can a person ever even BE permitted to
copyright something that isn't even original to begin with? David
Yurman has what is known as a Trade Dress Patent on his cable/stone
designs. It is a patent applied to a body of work whose signature
look has achieved recognition as belonging to a certain individual,
distinct from all others. It is not a design copyright for a single
piece, but for a larger, recognizable body of work.
Baloney
worked in Hollywood and knew Spielberg socially. The law firm
basically spent their time trolling for these kinds of cases,
hoping to frighten people into paying up. Spielberg recieved
nothing from away, like my friend had to do. And I am given to
understand that there are law firms that exist solely to do this
kind of thing.
Fact! But BAR ASSOCIATIONS will NOT take any action against such
firms WITHOUT DOCUMENTED FORMAL COMPLAINTS! (They are lawyers, after
all!!!)
And yes, Virginia, Hanuman DOES censor without inserting or
tags—AND IF HE DOES IT ON THIS ONE I’LL SEND TO THE LIST THE PROOF
(or “maybe” he’s “recently” changed his policy or “occasionally” he
“forgets,” it’s still censorship which he is ENTITLED to do since
it’s his list–and assuming sponsors condone it). He does it whenever
someone points out in clear terms (and in an isolated paragraph among
otherwise very valuable material) that an IA has spoken–and too many
do speak on this forum (witness the recent “acid” discussion). It’s
very easy to tell an I from an A from an IA, if YOU don’t know how you
shouldn’t even think about posting and YOU shouldn’t EVER use any of
what anyone says because you may, TO YOUR HARM, pick the IA’s
baloney.
An I occasionally (BUT RARELY) thinks they know more than they do
and posts a clear error. They happily and quickly apologize when it
is pointed out and they ALWAYS use solid verified reliable sourceS to
confirm their error before posting their retraction. An IA FREQUENTLY
posts BALONEY then follows-up any corrections with TONS MORE baloney.
A real, utter A posts a wide mix of valid and baloney and DOESN’T
CARE which is which then piles on heaps more whenever they are
questioned.
The internet and forums such as this will, over time, likely help
squeeze down the IAs and As to much more manageable levels than what
now exist in society BUT ONLY IF THE CENSORS QUIT censoring
the justifiably irate posts that point out IAs unambiguously. Even
the ignorant censors that cannot tell the difference will be weeded
out as new lists form to counter ignorant censorship…
I again encourage anyone and everyone to STUDY my www.idearights.com
web site regarding the distinctions between copyright, trademark, and
patent. (If you have questions or need clarifications, please ask.)
Those FACTS have been examined repeatedly by VERY IRATE LAWYERS
(whose ethics violations I have publicly lambasted) and no errors
have been found. Until you KNOW, and KNOW YOU KNOW, that stuff cold
you should not be posting ANYthing you THINK you know on the subject
to the forum.
If, and I have no doubt, Yurman has indeed not lost a COURT case it
is certainly because his attorneys carefully pick the ones, usually,
I suspect, blatant, they really should win. As far as his attorneys
doing unethical things, such as burning hours and going on fishing
expeditions, that too is undoubtedly a fact—but you MUST complain
FORMALLY to the people that can correct that, not to jewelers!
James E. White
Inventor, Marketer, and Author of “Will It Sell? How to Determine If
Your Invention Is Profitably Marketable (Before Wasting Money on a
Patent)” Info Sites: www.willitsell.com www.inventorhome.com,
www.idearights.com www.taletyano.com www.booksforinventors.com