The more complex a thing is, the harder it is to copyright - for instance anyone can make their own Mirage fighter aircraft (the Israelis did), as long as the copy in detail is different (in this case a different engine and different avionics), as the form itself is nearly impossible to copyright, as it in itself uses features pioneered by others (the Mirage being aerodynamically an almost 100% copy of an earlier British design, Fairey Delta II, that did not go into production - same wing, same nose length, if fattened to make room for electronics)! If a kayak is copyright-able, I have no idea, unless it is built exactly the same way, because then it is a fake! Tord *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
You are confusing copyright and patents. Copyright is about visual and audio material. There are 380 current patens that mention the word Kayak. Cya *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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