BEC情景对话：Copyright

Dialogue 1

M:  Tell your graphic artists to go back to the drawing board for our new logo design, I just saw the photographers came out of your department last week,  it just won't work. 

F:  Why? What's the problem? It is the way too similar to the light swoosh,  don't you know,  that's copyrighted,  if we come out with something even close to the design they have,  we could be legally liable,  they sue us in the horbi. 

F:  I saw the design,  we had a team of all star designers on it,  I don't think it resembles like its logo at all,  that's a huge stretch imagination to say our design would violate their copyright. 

M:  Our legal department doesn't think so,  they review the copyrighted images for the light,  after discussing with our general manager,  they determine there would be copyright and fragement to place its design on our products,  it's better to be saved and sorry. 

F:  What if we modify the design a little bit? Say,  we change the color,  do you think that would be enough to differentiate from the copyrighted image?

M:  No,  they verdict from the legal department is to stop from scratch,  this time,  come up with something more creative. 

F:  More creative?

M:  Not only do we have to worry about not over stapping bound to the copyright,  but we also want something different from everyone else,  we want to stand out to our consumers,  come up with something good,  then we'll set our own copyright on it. 

F:  Ok,  looks like it's back to square one. 

Dialogue 2

M:  How was the paper work coming on the legal side of things,  have you filed the coyright on our website design?

F:  I have started the copyright process,  but it is still under review by the copyright office,  they have to ensure that no similar designs have already been submitted for copyright before we can further the proceedings. 

M:  Didn't our legal team already do the research? That work should already be done. 

F:  Yes,  the legal team research is part of application package for copyright,  the copyright bureau only wants to review and confirm the research we have already done. 

M:  How long will the process usually take?

F:  Unfortunately it is sometimes a linkage process,  it depends on how complete your filing is to begin with,  but generally it will take up to three months to register the copyright with the overseen body. 

M:  I hope we can rush the process a little,  we're waiting on our copyright before we can go out in the market with the product,  otherwise,  it's just too dangerous,  the competition is stip,  and they would snatch up our ideas and harby. 

F:  The only way to protect our innovations is to copyright them,  otherwise,  we have no legal arm to deal with imitations,  after our copyright goes through,  we can sue anyone who copies our work.