[Jewelry making - Article 01227] - Re: [Orchid] Let's get Yurman

[John Donivan]

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>     What's the first thought in your mind when you see cabley, knobular
>     knockoffs for sale? "Oh, he's just trying to look like Yurman"?
>     Wouldn't that suggest that Yurman IS a distinctive look? One which
>     no doubt took time and effort to develop? 

    No, the first thought in my mind is Etruscan. But I actually read.
    There's a lawyer posting here who sid it about this, but I'll say it,
    too. Trade Dress does NOT mean that his "body of work" is protected.
    There is no such thing as a "body of work" copyright. Trade dress
    protects "how you dress your trade" - storefront, packaging, business
    cards, logo, wesite, uniforms. Then there have been a couple of posts
    saying, "Enough with the Yurman already." I agree with the Yurman
    part, but I think the bigger picture of what copyright law is and
    it's uses and abuses is exactly what this forum is for. I think it's
    a most interesting thread - not the barbs at him personally so much as
    people's experiences and thoughts about intellectual property in
    general. 

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