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Samsung Wants To See iPhone 5 and iPad 3

Posted by timothy on from the i-tit-for-i-tat dept.

tekgoblin writes "The suit against Samsung that Apple filed back in April has been full of surprises recently; Apple even asked to see some of Samsung's future devices. Now, Samsung is requesting to view Apple's upcoming devices such as the iPad 3 and iPhone 5."

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  1. I have a simple answer to IP questions.. by cheros · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Watch Johanna Blakely talk at TED about the fashion industry.

    It's got a number of rather interesting points:

    - designers take creative input from anywhere
    - logos on goods are the only thing you cannot copy
    - the customers for copied goods are not the customers a designer would normally have anyway, something the music and film industry might have to start thinking about (Microsoft understands this better - it's what they use for initial market penetration).

    Worth watching, whatever side of the IP fence you live..

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    1. Re:I have a simple answer to IP questions.. by wvmarle · · Score: 4, Insightful

      - the customers for copied goods are not the customers a designer would normally have anyway

      While (mostly) true, there is a good reason for fashion designers to crack down on copied goods: brand dilution. In Hong Kong it appears almost all women are walking around with the typical LV-styled hand bags. Standard in brown with golden logo printed all over. But of course most of those are cheap mainland-made rip-offs bought across the border or on local street markets.

      Those that spend a lot of money for the real thing do not stand out anymore. There is no reason to buy such a bag anymore, and the reason for a fashion-conscious person to buy some designer stuff is to have something unique. Why else pay the big bucks?