Digital BW, The Print

Maybe invent was a poorly chosen word. Nevertheless, a unique combination of
materials is generally considered to be protected, though I would be the
first to admit that my knowledge is rather limited in this area. I just want
to be considerate of what might be an effort not unlike my own when I make a
photograph. I did not invent any aspect of the materials that I use (in fact
in many cases the subject of work is not in any way unique [i.e. a portrait,
a building, a landscape, that all may have been photographed before]) yet I
consider (and so does the US copyright office) that my particular
combination is unique and therefore protected. My question was, is that very
different from the work of a manufacturing designer? Maybe I am not seeing
this clearly. 

Wendel

> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Epson Lawsuit -- MIS
> 
> Pardon me, but Epson did not 'invent' the 'O' ring, or foam pads.
>    
>   Tom Baker