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Re: Clarification of rules please
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 16:24:30 GMT
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Scott A wrote:
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> > Do these trade-only toy fairs allow press of any sort in? If so, then
> > clearly disclosing stuff seen there is ok, so long as there is no
> > contract violation (if you had to sign something to get into the fair,
> > or to see the "secret" stuff at one of the booths, you should honor that
> > contract). Any literature distributed at that fair would also seem to be
> > fair game, except where the literature right up front indicates that the
> > information contained within is not to be disclosed.
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> Good point. The photographs look like it was OK to take them.
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> > This is a totally different situation than the dealers catalogs (or were
> > you referring to those). Of course if the dealers catalog is available
> > at the trade show...
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> > As a total aside, any company showing stuff at a trade show should
> > expect anything juicy to get published, even if there are some contracts
> > limiting publication (but this doesn't mean Lugnet should condone such).
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> Any company printing dealer's catalogs should also expect them to enter the
> public domain sooner rather than later?
Well, certainly not "public domain" as Todd pointed out. Yes, they will
eventually become public knowledge, but only through misuse by a dealer.
TLC should probably put a statement at the front of the catalog
indicating that it is NOT to be re-published in any form without the
consent of TLC.
It all comes down to the purpose of the materials. Materials distributed
at a trade show are at least partially intended to publicize the
products. The dealer catalog is intended to be used by dealers to decide
what to order. In some cases it may be ok for the dealer to show the
catalog to a customer, but the purpose should be for the customer to
help the dealer decide what to order, not for the customer to go
shouting out to the world.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) Good point. The photographs look like it was OK to take them. (...) Any company printing dealer's catalogs should also expect them to enter the public domain sooner rather than later? Scott A (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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