It is a given that Crapple wins lawsuits in these three countries (interestingly, all of these countries have a dubious history when it comes to imperialism, racism, and xenophobia):
Well, sorry to blow a hole in your meme theme here, but Apple just LOST an appeal of a case they LOST previously against Samsung, in Japan...
They are having mixed results in the USA, and even in Germany where it's still "win some lose some" in their efforts.
So this whole "heil hitler" crap regarding Germany's courts and Apple is total crap, and I hope the mods put an end to it… I mean "Jew murderers"? Really? 70 years later and you're still on about that crap? FFS…!
Don't feed the troll. Report it. He will be out in no time.
Well, sorry to blow a hole in your meme theme here, but Apple just LOST an appeal of a case they LOST previously against Samsung, in Japan...
They are having mixed results in the USA, and even in Germany where it's still "win some lose some" in their efforts.
So this whole "heil hitler" crap regarding Germany's courts and Apple is total crap, and I hope the mods put an end to it… I mean "Jew murderers"? Really? 70 years later and you're still on about that crap? FFS…!
Even Korea hating Japan needs to maintain the illusion of impartiality, that is why they let the hated Koreans win an unimportant lawsuit here and there...
Btw. if you are supporting tribes, how can you be pro-USA, pro-Germany, and pro-Japan? Didn't these countries extinguish many tribes?
<span style="line-height:1.231;">There's no doubt that Samsung intended to use the same basic style as an attraction. Where that's against the law, they should get nailed for it.</span>
As to confusing customers, it's not believable for someone to walk into a store to buy an iPhone and "accidentally" buy a Samsung instead.
It's not like they're buying a box of cereal. <span style="line-height:1.231;">For one thing, stores don't leave boxes of expensive phones laying around. You have to ASK a salesperson for the phone model you want, so they can bring it out of locked storage.</span>
So if someone comes in wanting an iPhone and leaves with a different phone, that's an outcome caused by salespeople getting involved and talking the customer into something else. Everyone knows this happens.
You've never looked more ridiculous in your time posting here than today.
Don't feel any need to react to your other nonsense, as it disqualifies itself... But the BBC and the people polled there deserve some correction.
The poll quoted was not asking about hate, disrespect or even just biases. It was clearly about the opinion on the global influence of each country. Now, people in Germany have very little, if any, reason to consider Korea's influence to be positive. A lot of our (and other's) goods get copied there, Korea floods our markets with unprecedented junk, and it does not even make for a good holiday destination (food even worse than ours - an achievement, I am delighted to confess - and bad weather; yes, I know for sure because I have spent almost 3 years in Incheon). Face it: torturing Pierce Brosnan is about the only positive on your list :devil:
How naive can you possibly be? If you've ever stood in a mobile phone store and listened to the paid Samsung shills push their devices as just like iPhones in features and functionality, to a consumer whose family members have recommended that they get an iPhone, and who is already told the sales person they use iTunes, and who then walk away totally confused in which choice to make because they look the same and are told they are the same in feature and function, you would know damn well that your statement is pure nonsense!
Which statement?
The one where I said that it was the salespeople who talked customers in buying something other than an iPhone?
We're saying basically the same thing.
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Originally Posted by starbird73
I don't see how this is a surprise. I mean didn't Samsung have a smartphone that looked like a blackberry that functioned like a blackberry that they called the blackjack?
The Blackjack competed directly with the Motorola Q, which had come out a year before They both ran Windows Mobile, so no, they didn't act like a Blackberry. Neither did they look exactly like the Blackberrys that had come before, although the screen + keyboard combo was meant to attract RIM users, as well as WinMo users... and the name "Blackjack" helped do both.
Sounds kinda broad to me. If you have a car repair shop I can't have one because it's the same service?
You should read the whole thing...
Unfairness shall have occurred in particular where a person]
9. offers goods or services that are replicas of goods or services of a
competitor if he
a) causes avoidable deception of the purchaser regarding their commercial origin;
b) unreasonably exploits or impairs the assessment of the replicated goods or
services; or
c) dishonestly obtained the knowledge or documents needed for the replicas;
Offering the same service would not be an offense whatsoever. Misguiding customers by pretending you belong to, say, a chain of reputable repair shops by mimicking their shop design, uniforms etc. would be a violation. This is neither broad, nor hard to understand.
And actually it is pretty common business ethics, valid even in most countries without such a law or regulation. Why was this law created in Germany? Because Germany creates most of its GDP from small and medium sized businesses, which simply can't afford to file patents, trademarks etc. for each and everything they do. This regulation guarantees them some kind of protection at no cost. We can argue the actual contents and wording, but I think the idea has some merit.
Sounds kinda broad to me. If you have a car repair shop I can't have one because it's the same service?
I'm guessing if you advertised your car service as being identical as mine, which similar signage, storefronts, slogans, etc. which could confuse someone. Remember it has to meet the criteria listed and give an "overall impression".
That said, yes it's broad. That's why I like it. Broad laws, in the hands of competent judges, allow common sense to win out. But yes it can be abused. So can narrow laws, which suffer from loopholes and technicalities.
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Originally Posted by starbird73
I don't see how this is a surprise.
We agree with your first sentence.
It is a given that Crapple wins lawsuits in these three countries (interestingly, all of these countries have a dubious history when it comes to imperialism, racism, and xenophobia):
USA (protectionism)
Japan (Korea hate)
Germany (Korea hate, see the 2012 BBC poll at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Korean_sentiment, the Jew murderers have the highest hatred for Koreans of all countries analyzed)
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Originally Posted by tribalogical
"Stupid is as stupid does…" - Forrest Gump
Well, sorry to blow a hole in your meme theme here, but Apple just LOST an appeal of a case they LOST previously against Samsung, in Japan...
They are having mixed results in the USA, and even in Germany where it's still "win some lose some" in their efforts.
So this whole "heil hitler" crap regarding Germany's courts and Apple is total crap, and I hope the mods put an end to it… I mean "Jew murderers"? Really? 70 years later and you're still on about that crap? FFS…!
Don't feed the troll. Report it. He will be out in no time.
Don't you people have some Samsung orgies to attend? Shut your holes and get off our website.
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Originally Posted by tribalogical
"Stupid is as stupid does…" - Forrest Gump
Well, sorry to blow a hole in your meme theme here, but Apple just LOST an appeal of a case they LOST previously against Samsung, in Japan...
They are having mixed results in the USA, and even in Germany where it's still "win some lose some" in their efforts.
So this whole "heil hitler" crap regarding Germany's courts and Apple is total crap, and I hope the mods put an end to it… I mean "Jew murderers"? Really? 70 years later and you're still on about that crap? FFS…!
Even Korea hating Japan needs to maintain the illusion of impartiality, that is why they let the hated Koreans win an unimportant lawsuit here and there...
Btw. if you are supporting tribes, how can you be pro-USA, pro-Germany, and pro-Japan? Didn't these countries extinguish many tribes?
What are you, twelve?
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Originally Posted by Plagen
Don't feed the troll. Report it. He will be out in no time.
thank you for the reminder. phew… what was I thinking? reported and blocked! >:]
You've never looked more ridiculous in your time posting here than today.
This law seems similar to what US patent law tries to achieve with design patents.
Sounds kinda broad to me. If you have a car repair shop I can't have one because it's the same service?
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Originally Posted by belowFreeFifty
We said it before, and we say it again:
Only three countries in the world where Apple can win these silly lawsuits:
USA (protectionism)
Japan (Korea hate)
Germany (Korea hate, see the 2012 BBC poll at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Korean_sentiment, the Jew murderers have the highest hatred for Koreans of all countries analyzed)
Congrats. You win idiot post of the week.
And what part of this didn't you understand?
You don't think that language is overly broad, open to interpretation, and ripe for misuse?
Why? Did we write anything incorrect?
Flag as inappropriate.
Don't feel any need to react to your other nonsense, as it disqualifies itself... But the BBC and the people polled there deserve some correction.
The poll quoted was not asking about hate, disrespect or even just biases. It was clearly about the opinion on the global influence of each country. Now, people in Germany have very little, if any, reason to consider Korea's influence to be positive. A lot of our (and other's) goods get copied there, Korea floods our markets with unprecedented junk, and it does not even make for a good holiday destination (food even worse than ours - an achievement, I am delighted to confess - and bad weather; yes, I know for sure because I have spent almost 3 years in Incheon). Face it: torturing Pierce Brosnan is about the only positive on your list :devil:
What does Hitler have anything to do with this? Do you have any idea how reprehensible he is?
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Originally Posted by FreeRange
How naive can you possibly be? If you've ever stood in a mobile phone store and listened to the paid Samsung shills push their devices as just like iPhones in features and functionality, to a consumer whose family members have recommended that they get an iPhone, and who is already told the sales person they use iTunes, and who then walk away totally confused in which choice to make because they look the same and are told they are the same in feature and function, you would know damn well that your statement is pure nonsense!
Which statement?
The one where I said that it was the salespeople who talked customers in buying something other than an iPhone?
We're saying basically the same thing.
Quote:
Originally Posted by starbird73
I don't see how this is a surprise. I mean didn't Samsung have a smartphone that looked like a blackberry that functioned like a blackberry that they called the blackjack?
The Blackjack competed directly with the Motorola Q, which had come out a year before They both ran Windows Mobile, so no, they didn't act like a Blackberry. Neither did they look exactly like the Blackberrys that had come before, although the screen + keyboard combo was meant to attract RIM users, as well as WinMo users... and the name "Blackjack" helped do both.
(Pictures and dates from gsmarena)
You should read the whole thing...
Offering the same service would not be an offense whatsoever. Misguiding customers by pretending you belong to, say, a chain of reputable repair shops by mimicking their shop design, uniforms etc. would be a violation. This is neither broad, nor hard to understand.
And actually it is pretty common business ethics, valid even in most countries without such a law or regulation. Why was this law created in Germany? Because Germany creates most of its GDP from small and medium sized businesses, which simply can't afford to file patents, trademarks etc. for each and everything they do. This regulation guarantees them some kind of protection at no cost. We can argue the actual contents and wording, but I think the idea has some merit.
I'm guessing if you advertised your car service as being identical as mine, which similar signage, storefronts, slogans, etc. which could confuse someone. Remember it has to meet the criteria listed and give an "overall impression".
That said, yes it's broad. That's why I like it. Broad laws, in the hands of competent judges, allow common sense to win out. But yes it can be abused. So can narrow laws, which suffer from loopholes and technicalities.