Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I count on our boys and girls in the DC playpen to watch out for overseas corporate interests. They only care if it becomes a nuisance to them. s.d. On May 12, 2008, at 6:35 AM, Nathan wrote: > Let's be realistic, Slobodan. In the grand scheme of things of > international trade issues, this issue is not even on the radar > screen. The only people who are excited about it are we > photographers and perhaps a subset of the intellectual property > community. In fact, I live in the IP world now, since I now work at > the EU equivalent of the US trademark office. There is actually a > very widely read blog run by some UK IP lawyers (http:// > ipkitten.blogspot.com/) on which I will post about this issue. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 12-mei-2008, at 15:26, slobodan dimitrov wrote: > >> If they see that it might become an international trade liability, >> it could affect how they would vote. >> s.d. >> >> >> On May 12, 2008, at 6:18 AM, Nathan wrote: >> >>> Right Tina, I did read the section. My point is that none of >>> those entities or persons has any influence on whether or not the >>> bill is passed. Perhaps people like the US Trade Representative >>> or the Undersec'y for Economic Affairs might have had some impact >>> during the committee process but if I understand things >>> correctly, we are well beyond that stage now and so the only >>> people worth trying to influence are the individual members of >>> Congress who are to vote on the bills--and those people are only >>> influenced by their constituents (and of course lobbyists etc.). >>> Certainly not by foreign photographers. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> On 12-mei-2008, at 10:54, Tina Manley wrote: >>> >>>> At 01:12 AM 5/12/2008, you wrote: >>>>> Unfortunately, I very much doubt that letters/e-mails/faxes from >>>>> outside the USA will make the slightest bit of difference, and >>>>> therefore I will not bother. Why? Very simple: the people who >>>>> have to >>>>> make the decision on this law are the members of Congress, and >>>>> they >>>>> only care about what the people who vote for them think. Since >>>>> people >>>>> who reside outside the USA do not vote in congressional elections >>>>> (even those who are US citizens), their opinion matters not one >>>>> bit. >>>>> >>>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php? >>>> searchterm=00267 >>>> >>>> The International letters do not go to Congress. They go to: >>>> >>>> Ambassador Susan C. Schwab >>>> Office of the United States Trade Representative >>>> 600 17th Street, N.W. >>>> Washington, DC 20508 >>>> United States of America >>>> FAX: 001 (202) 395-4549 >>>> (Telephone: (202) 395-3000) >>>> >>>> >>>> Marybeth Peters >>>> Register of Copyrights >>>> U.S. Copyright Office >>>> 101 Independence Ave. S.E. >>>> Washington, D.C. 20559-6000 >>>> United States of America >>>> FAX: 001 (202) 707-8366 >>>> (Telephone: (202) 707-5959) >>>> >>>> >>>> Jon W. Dudas >>>> Director >>>> United States Patent & Trademark Office >>>> P.O. 1450 >>>> Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 >>>> United States of America >>>> FAX: 001 (571) 273-8300 >>>> (Telephone: (800) 786-9199) >>>> >>>> >>>> Reuben Jeffrey III >>>> Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs >>>> U.S. Department of State >>>> 2201 C Street NW >>>> Washington, DC 20520 >>>> United States of America >>>> FAX: 001 (202) 647-9763 >>>> (Telephone: (202) 647-7575) >>>> >>>> This bill will affect everybody's work, whether you live in the >>>> USA or not. >>>> >>>> TIna >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information