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[SOLVED] Ericsson slammed me with a Copyright Strike on a Teardown video, help!?
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Howardlong:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 06, 2020, 10:09:00 am ---https://www.youtube.com/user/ljfrench009

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Leonard French is an actual Copyright Attorney, but he's US based, so there is a jurisdiction difference. He does seem to spend a fair bit of time in Europe as his OH resides (or resided) in Scotland: ISTBC but I think she has a legal background also.

I am sure he would have a view, but I don't know whether or not it would pique his interest enough to make a video about it.

A long shot, but doesn't Simone Giertz have an Ericsson connection?
donotdespisethesnake:

--- Quote from: magic on February 06, 2020, 02:08:19 pm ---A number of surprising things have been made to be "creative works", like software itself (even if not software APIs) and AFAIK circuit board designs too. Post a high-res pic of a PCB and technically it's a copy of a protected work in a different medium.

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No that is not true. Software is specially included in copyright, even if otherwise it would be described as a "useful article" (ie. not a creative work).

Hardware items classed as "useful articles" in general are not covered by copyright, except for some specific exceptions such as the design of yachts, the mask layers of an IC, but PCBs are not protected works under Copyright. They may be covered by a patent, if they embody a patented circuit.

I struggle to see what IPR a teardown video could in theory violate. The only thing I can think would be if it demonstrated how to circumvent a copyright protection mechanism, which might fall under DMCA. Otherwise everything would be covered by fair use. Research may also be an exclusion.

Tbh, I think Ericcson's legal office had an intern on duty that day with insufficient supervision.
magic:

--- Quote from: donotdespisethesnake on February 06, 2020, 02:40:09 pm ---Hardware items classed as "useful articles" in general are not covered by copyright, except for some specific exceptions such as the design of yachts, the mask layers of an IC, but PCBs are not protected works under Copyright. They may be covered by a patent, if they embody a patented circuit.

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Okay, if that's true than my whole argument flies out the window.

Am I reading it right that I can sell exact 1:1 clones of any commercial PCB as long as there are no patents and trademarks involved?
Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: Bud on February 05, 2020, 10:37:32 pm ---Big deal ! Just remove the video and go on with your life. What is so special in it that may worth a fight.

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Give me $20 or I'll punch you. It's not worth the fight, just pay.
Cyberdragon:

--- Quote from: magic on February 06, 2020, 02:57:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: donotdespisethesnake on February 06, 2020, 02:40:09 pm ---Hardware items classed as "useful articles" in general are not covered by copyright, except for some specific exceptions such as the design of yachts, the mask layers of an IC, but PCBs are not protected works under Copyright. They may be covered by a patent, if they embody a patented circuit.

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Okay, if that's true than my whole argument flies out the window.

Am I reading it right that I can sell exact 1:1 clones of any commercial PCB as long as there are no patents and trademarks involved?

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You have unlocked new research: China. ;D
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