This topic was created by Dan 55 .
Swiss company lobbied the EU to get the UK law changed meaning UK furniture manufacturers have to decamp to Ireland where the law isn't so stupid. How would this affect IT? Could Apple argue successfully they've copyrighted tablet designs?
Perhaps Andrew could investigate? :)
Consumers caught out as EU furnishes the UK with crippling copyright laws
Seems reasonable to me, Dan.
The law is doing what it should do, which is stimulating the creation of new designs, while remunerating successful designers. Design is a licensing business, and it's massively important to the UK. ACID pressed hard for stronger protection for designers - that's just one of many errors in this piece. (The Graun, so go figure).
Try throwing a few nuts and bolts and tyres together and selling them as a "Porsche", as see how far you get.
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