Timeline for Is it plagiarism to exchange video-editing techniques?
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| Dec 12, 2023 at 18:21 | comment | added | Schwern | @muntoo For example, the many many types of pencil sharpeners. | |
| Dec 12, 2023 at 10:06 | comment | added | Falco | @muntoo it is easy to imagine real world examples. I could have two different processes which create the same chemical molecule in the end. But both may involve different steps/temperatures/initial conditions. | |
| Dec 12, 2023 at 7:12 | comment | added | muntoo |
"Creating a similar effect using a different method is not patent infringement." What if the result is exactly the same, but the methods are "different"? But then, if f₁(x) = f₂(x) for all x, then f₁ = f₂, even though the methods are ostensibly "different". Is there such a thing as a method that is different if it always produces the exact same output as the other method?
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| Dec 12, 2023 at 4:31 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Dec 11, 2023 at 17:10 | comment | added | Barmar | What about "look and feel" copyrights? That was the issue in Apple vs. Microsoft. | |
| Dec 11, 2023 at 15:39 | comment | added | Brian | @Tom: It depends on the type of IP protection. In order from most legal recourse to least: Copyright is granted automatically, even without formal registration. The registration may be necessary prior to a lawsuit, but need not be done in advance (but it's often a good idea to do so). Trademarks must be registered in advance. Unregistered trademarks provide minimal protection, but it's often regional. Patents must be registered in advance. Patent registration is time-consuming, but there are mechanisms in place to provide patent protection while a patent application is in progress. | |
| Dec 11, 2023 at 5:30 | comment | added | Tom | Is it the case that whether Alice has any legal recourse will depend on whether she has previously undertaken to formally obtain a legal monopoly (whether through copyright, a patent, etc.)? | |
| Dec 10, 2023 at 12:41 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | Trademark protection may apply to an appearance (though I would doubt it in this case). | |
| Dec 9, 2023 at 5:40 | history | answered | user6726 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |