Comments on: No Cheating http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/ This Is Le Style Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: lestyle http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-685 lestyle Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:07:03 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-685 Trinity, only the Le Style moderator has the right to moderate comments. Please relax. I have received your comment, I have it here, but I can't approve it, as there's a bug causing it (and a few other comments, sorry Jean and Shawn) to be rejected. However I will post it here now so that it's published for you. QUOTE TRINITY - OCTOBER 3rd - 15.45GMT " There is no law there at the moment to say that it is a criminal offence, not to my knowledge anyway and I've worked in legal. Not here in Ireland and not that I am aware of in the UK. However, there was a report back in April 2007 and actually a UK law firm released a report on same quite recently as well, but it was just a report. The European Commission did put forward a proposal to strengthen the criminal law framework to combat intellectual property law offences but this was withdrawn and instead its provisions incorporated into a Directive (proposal!) ..In the directive, all intentional infringements of an intellectual property right on a commercial scale, including attempting, aiding and abetting such infringements, are treated as criminal offences. I'm not sure of the exact 'ins and outs' but per se :) but that's about the jist of it. " Trinity, only the Le Style moderator has the right to moderate comments. Please relax.

I have received your comment, I have it here, but I can’t approve it, as there’s a bug causing it (and a few other comments, sorry Jean and Shawn) to be rejected. However I will post it here now so that it’s published for you.

QUOTE TRINITY - OCTOBER 3rd - 15.45GMT
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There is no law there at the moment to say that it is a criminal offence, not to my knowledge anyway and I’ve worked in legal. Not here in Ireland and not that I am aware of in the UK. However, there was a report back in April 2007 and actually a UK law firm released a report on same quite recently as well, but it was just a report. The European Commission did put forward a proposal to strengthen the criminal law framework to combat intellectual property law offences but this was withdrawn and instead its provisions incorporated into a Directive (proposal!)

..In the directive, all intentional infringements of an intellectual property right on a commercial scale, including attempting, aiding and abetting such infringements, are treated as criminal offences.

I’m not sure of the exact ‘ins and outs’ but per se :) but that’s about the jist of it.
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]]> By: Trinity http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Trinity Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:54:29 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-682 To Frankie.. There are copyright laws. On a slight tangent, we have a big case going on here in Ireland at the mo, Dunnes Stores and Karen Millen http://www.independent.ie/national-news/dunnes-stores-copied-rivals-fashion-designs-court-hears-1114874.html http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/1002/dunnes.html To Frankie..
There are copyright laws.
On a slight tangent, we have a big case going on here in Ireland at the mo, Dunnes Stores and Karen Millen

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/dunnes-stores-copied-rivals-fashion-designs-court-hears-1114874.html

http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/1002/dunnes.html

]]> By: Trinity http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Trinity Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:13:11 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-678 hmmm just wondering Martapiotroska why you removed my comment to the effect that there is NO law at the moment to say that's it's a criminal offence. There are reports and recommendations but no law as such. Just wondering like :) hmmm just wondering Martapiotroska why you removed my comment to the effect that there is NO law at the moment to say that’s it’s a criminal offence. There are reports and recommendations but no law as such. Just wondering like :)

]]> By: martapiotrowska http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-676 martapiotrowska Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:39:11 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-676 Frankie, the fact that immitations (of anything) are illegal is rather obvious - don't you think? With the bags and designer stuff is not even as much about the copyright of the bag design, it's about using designer's logo or a logo which is really similar, just mispelled name etc, Frankie, the fact that immitations (of anything) are illegal is rather obvious - don’t you think?

With the bags and designer stuff is not even as much about the copyright of the bag design, it’s about using designer’s logo or a logo which is really similar, just mispelled name etc,

]]> By: margretgisladottir http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-672 margretgisladottir Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:56:38 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-672 Yes this is true. I read about this a while ago. And it's not just bags, it's sunglasses, jewlery, watches and so on. Yes this is true. I read about this a while ago. And it’s not just bags, it’s sunglasses, jewlery, watches and so on.

]]> By: frankie http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-671 frankie Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:24:27 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-671 I think that's going too far, what happens when they've copyrighted every possible design? I think that’s going too far, what happens when they’ve copyrighted every possible design?

]]> By: martapiotrowska http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-661 martapiotrowska Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:31:28 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-661 buying immitations of all sorts (bags, shoes, watches) is illegal, always was. In this particular case with the bags it has started quite recently in Tokyo, NYC, Milan, Paris and a few other big cities. It's about all possible brands. buying immitations of all sorts (bags, shoes, watches) is illegal, always was.

In this particular case with the bags it has started quite recently in Tokyo, NYC, Milan, Paris and a few other big cities. It’s about all possible brands.

]]> By: markwrafter http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-659 markwrafter Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:23:58 +0000 http://www.lestyleblog.com/2007/09/27/no-cheating/#comment-659 Marta, is this true, purchasing these bags is now a criminal offence. Any idea to what other designer imitations it extends, watches and jewellery too, no? Marta, is this true, purchasing these bags is now a criminal offence. Any idea to what other designer imitations it extends, watches and jewellery too, no?

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