steven787 said:
StanGable said:
Something just clicked to me which should've long time ago since I work with attorneys; A Cease and Desist can only be sent if and I quote
"A cease-and-desist letter is a letter demanding that the recipient refrain from a certain behavior or face legal action. Some types of behaviors that may prompt such letters include:[citation needed]
Harassment by telephone by a collection agency or junk debt buyers
Stalking or other forms of harassment
Property, neighborhood, and boundary disputes
Patent infringement, copyright infringement or trademark infringement
Libel or slander"
In this so called rumor that the source would get the letter of Cease and Desist, charges against them are slim to none, specially since the countries involved have free speech of some sort.. However, being not familiar with Japanese / Taiwanese law I could be wrong. Could any elaborate on the possibility of this being true according to international laws?
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If these are internal production photos, than that would be copyright infringement. If they were smuggled photos, then that couild be a risk of patent infringement (patenting production methods, packaging, etc for an unreleased product.
It's not a free society when you can't run a business due to information being published illegally or proect your secrets.
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Not so much my friend. Copyright Infringement only applies if the product itself is being copied and distributed illegally. For example, the most common copyright violation is hosting and sharing illegal MP3s. Although you're right that if they were production photos there's some room for legal action, the photos themselves would need to show parts of the item being photocopied and its funtionality, art boxes such as the PS3 one only hold copyright if the logo is being stamped in a PS3 ripped-off machine (you know, cheap imitations.)
With regards to patent infringment, I will have to read more on it for I'm not quite certain how it would apply to this picture but I know that this type of violation does involve using or selling a patented invention but I'm not sure how this would involve the picture.
What are you looking at, nerd?
