[volt-nuts] "*WAY* too expensive for even Keysight to redesign"

[acbern at gmx.de]

can you elaborate what copyright you think of. no one would make an exact copy of a PCB anyway, given many parts are obsolete and no smds used, and circuitries are generally not protected.




> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. Mai 2015 um 09:25 Uhr
> Von: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk at phk.freebsd.dk>
> An: "Discussion of precise voltage measurement" <volt-nuts at febo.com>, "John Phillips" <john.phillips0 at gmail.com>
> Betreff: Re: [volt-nuts] "*WAY* too expensive for even Keysight to redesign"
>
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> In message <CANEyv6aTuFHYa17nkx3F7zTWqerTiC1o=D=fCz8SXar3zGpEcQ at mail.gmail.com>
> , John Phillips writes:
> 
> >I would think that a lot of the patents would be running out soon as if
> >that would make any difference.
> 
> I wrote "copyright", not "patent".
> 
> Thanks to Disney copyright never runs out as long as a lawyer cares.
> 
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