> From: "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au> > At the end of that unwelcome cross examination of my friend, if there was > an end, you would not be satisfied that the Nadgee was not a copy of the Max, > and I would not be satisfied that it is. > But, I imagine you'd admit that the designer's perspective on this question carries a good deal more weight than someone else's. For example, I might tell a mother that I don't believe a child is hers, but her opinion rightly carries more weight. As someone who's at times devoted years (full time) to designing something (not kayaks), I can spot intimate details that wouldn't be at all obvious to a more casual observer. While there can be a gray line between something that was influenced by a design and an outright copy, the copies are often a good way over that line in practice. As an aside, I'm an owner of a Mariner Express, though not in any other way connected to Mariner. (It's a _great_ kayak, by the way. I'll certainly hate to see you retire, Matt). -- Phil *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 12 2004 - 12:32:27 PDT
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