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Friday I started new course “Entertainment law”, it is a selective course where we learn the experience of the USA and our native country.  One of the interesting questions was whether the TV format is recognized and protectable by copyright. Started as very interesting... 

Well, few seconds ago I saw a new advertising of Dior “Poison Girl”.  In my opinion, it is not very interesting and sophisticated as previous advertisements.  I found interesting that the jumper which the “Poison Girl” puts on on the roof of the building contains the print lettering in pink very similar with one used in the Russian logo of fashion designer “Kira Plastinina”. Though the inscription is very different “Kira Plastinina” and “I am Poison” the lettering and the colour seemed to be very similar for me.  But maybe I am wrong. 

It’s very interesting may the words on the jumper of the girl constitute an infringement of the trademark in such a situation? For me, from the first sight, no, it can’t because the inscription and message is different. Then they used for different products on very different markets. And then it is necessary to find out how this jumper may be used after a while. 

The word of the day: G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L

I strongly believe that we should be grateful for everything we have in our lives. This great work is created by American illustrator of 20th century with very deep eyes and good sense of life understanding and humour which spreads over every work of him, namely, Norman Rockwell. For me it clearly shows that something what we have in easy access may be not be achievable for others and that we need to think about it in our daily routine. We need to remember and be grateful for all things we have.

On the picture two cleaning ladies sit in the empty hall, when a performance finished, and read with interest the playbill for the performance. They are so close everyday to the performance. They clean the room where it takes place. They see the stage but they can not see what an action takes the place on it. All they have is the playbill and imagination. 

Life is treasure.

Thank you.  

More works of Norman Rockwell and more thoughts are here: http://gallerix.ru/storeroom/1272002380/ 

Today I finished to read love story written by Françoise Sagan “A certain smile” in my native language. Main characters are so frightened of beind bored with love that they started slept with each other. Dominique thought it was love. But after the months of passionately thining of Luck she started to smile... Well, the thing is not very useful or full of thoughts to think or to remember. Just one thought there is interesting: love passes away. The question is what love is? Did she really feel LOVE or was it just boredom passion? 

The quotes I really like from Sagan:

“Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus.”

“The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.”

“I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.” (that’s why I obviously write so badly).

Well, the situation is. You are an architect working for a company, preparing all necessary engineering documentation to build 5 storied residential premises, building in a very nice neighbourhood. That’s the moment you say: ‘I’m done’ and the company starts to build it. Then the company decides that 5 stores is not quite enough (actually, the neighbourhood is too good) they apply to you with request: ‘Hey, could you please add another five stores to our building?’. You just say: ‘Well, it’s a little bit unsafe. I can’t risk with my reputation...’. 

The company says “O.K.” and goes to another architect without your permission. The architect B says “Easy, guys” and changes the documentation. You find it out one day in a conversation with a buddy from anoter architect’s agency. 

“That’s not fair!” - you cry. And you go to the court. The case became for unknown reasons so difficult to judges that they couldn’t decide it solely. The decision changes from the court to court. The courts argued what is protected by the copyright. They even couldn’t decide which contract form should be used by the parties in such a case. 

And then, that day came. 

Several years ago, on a very pleasant day of 27th of Sepember 2011, the Highest Arbitrazh Court stated that only part of construction plans and technical specifications referring to the architectural decision is protected by the copyright. And monetary compensation could be claimed only in part referring to the architectural solution.