Seven Towns vs. Dayan - Color Scheme Copyright Infringment

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YddEd said:
Well, people would still know that a florescent yellow is still a yellow, right? So I don't really know if that would make much of a difference.
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I actually thought about that too... It doesn't seem like they'll be doing that though.... DIY people won't be affected though. I hope they at least give the option of both purple and orange.
 
Are knock-off DIY kits "illegal"?

Also are you sure different colour schemes would avoid this issue? SevenTowns states that it doesn't matter whether it is "in any configuration, coloured or uncoloured".
 
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cannon4747 said:
Not technically since the rubik's patent ran out, but now they're trying to say that their copyright makes them illegal. Nobody will ever know until a judge decides.
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not now, they have been saying that for years. They knew the patent would run out, were looking for a way to continue their business and found it in the "protected work of art" copyright.

Of course they will continue to enforce the Trademark as well, but I don't think anyone here feels bad for companies that are trying to sell a product that is trying to pass as a Rubik's brand including fake logo and/or packaging

DaveyCow said:
So do you think this will cause an issue in airport security for everyone on their way to Worlds?
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No, airport security cares about security.
Customs cares about illegal products but only for sales.
(of course they also care about copied dvd's, coral, medicines and many other things but that is off topic)
 
CarlBrannen said:
I really don't think I could twist a Rubik's cube at my age, not for 300 solves a day.

Here's three bad suggestions:

(1) Make up a list of better cubes, say all the cubes that have set world records for 3x3 in the last 8 years.

These will be printed on business card size card stock by the companies that export "knock-offs" to the United States. They will also include their own internet address on the cards.

Instead of including one such business card in a shipment, they'll include a dozen or two. Cubers carry around the cards and when someone asks about the cube, they hand out the card.

The result is more business for world class cube companies, more people speed cubing, but I wouldn't bet that this would decrease the number of Rubik's cubes sold.

(2) Make it illegal to use a cube with Rubiks colors at a WCA competition unless it is a Rubiks cube. This is what Seven Towns is literally asking for. The result will be that the speed cube makers will be forced to ship cubes that do not infringe. Eventually Walmart will sell speed cubes. This may seem unpleasant but it could be forced on the WCA by a letter that could be written at any time. And if such a letter arrived, it wouldn't be as convenient, if the WCA plans it, they can make the change to the new rules happen 12 months in the future instead of "henceforth and immediately".

(3) Have the WCA define a color scheme that definitely does not infringe and copyright it into the public domain. Then require that all cubes at WCA meets use this color scheme. (People will still be able to use half brights or flourescent etc.) The result will be that the speed cube makers will be forced into selling cubes that do not infringe Seven Towns. Eventually toy sellers in the US will start selling them. Again, this eliminates the sword that is hanging over the WCA.

So Seven Towns hasn't sent that letter to WCA yet. Maybe that's due to the fact that there are no Seven Towns cubes suitable for speed cubing. There's been rumors that Seven Towns is working on a speed cube. If those rumors are true, the logical thing for Seven Towns to do would be to ban infringing speed cubes by writing that letter to the WCA. As someone said here, what would speed cubers do, quit buying Rubik's brand? I don't think that's a real threat. From the situation they're in now, it's not possible for Seven Towns to do anything that would reduce the number of cubes they sell to speed cubers.
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um, yu nakkajimma only uses rubik's DIY
 
1LastSolve said:
I think it would be a good idea to replace White with Black, it's commonly used and I don't think it'll affect our times that much. But keep up the good work on dis thread :D
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What good work?

This thread was started January 2012. The discussion then died down because nothing happened.
Now, ~16 months later there is 1 report of someone having cubes stopped at customs, and the discussion comes back with people claiming that we should destroy 7towns and all sorts of things.

It doesn't affect us as much as people would lead you to believe on this thread.
 
1LastSolve said:
I think it would be a good idea to replace White with Black, it's commonly used and I don't think it'll affect our times that much. But keep up the good work on dis thread :D
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Black on black? I don't think this would be a good solution. If white should be replaced with black, white cubes will become necessary. Also, wouldn't V cube blame the cube manufacturers? (Is their color scheme copyrighted, too?)
 
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