Re: default colormap

[Michael D. Godfrey]

On 04/11/2015 13:42, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> Intellectual property, legally speaking, does not exist.
Jordi,

While I tend to agree that IP claims are exaggerated and misused
they do "exist." For instance the Olympic Committee has trademarked
the 5 rings symbol. During the Olympics in London all objects that
looked like some rings had to be removed if they were in the vicinity
of the Olympic events. Also, the BBC, which did not have broadcast
rights, was not allowed to show anything which included 5 rings,
such as a pub with a symbol that "looked like" rings. Serious money
was at stake in this case.

TMW takes a similar view of their "rights."  On the other hand, the
chance that they would actually sue is pretty small.

There are some valid cases. If you make a product and attach a logo
which is used and owned by another company, then you may be
successfully prosecuted. So, if you built an extremely environmentally
efficient car and put the VW logo on it, VW could get a court to stop
you.

Anyhow, best not to waste much time on these issues. Just do not "take"
anything from TMW, but build a better Octave.

Michael