Neeum Zawan <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
>         Stuff like this can get ridiculous:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita_Sings_The_Blues#Copyright_problems

  It's sad that copyright is sometimes used properly to deter unscrupulous
criminals from stealing other people's hard work, but it's sometimes also
used in completely ridiculous situations.

  As an example of a *good* use of copyright (and trademarking), in many
countries knock-off pirate products are a real problem (and I'm not only
talking about music or movies, but actual objects). The main problem is
that they are made to look like the genuine thing, so people are fooled
and are actually buying pirate products unknowingly. Not only does the
money go to the wrong people, but the buyer usually gets an inferior
product (which in some cases could even be dangerous). In this case
copyright and trademark infringement truely hurts the original company,
and often hurts the customers as well (because they are deceived into
buying a product which has not the quality guarantees than they think).

  I think this is a good presentation on the subject:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQi-zQR03z8

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