Javier Keeth
FigFx Representative
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I think you will find that copyright has not been lost, just because it is already in the public domain!
As far as I know, copyright is an automatic thing so long as there is proof ownership and date!
If you write a song or a book, you still have the legal ownership of the copyright, even if millions have been purchased.
Inventions are not the same!
You have to apply for a patent!
If the invention is made public before the patent application date (even by selling just one or randomly telling people), a patent will not be granted!
Dear Albert,
Let me assure you again that I have no interest in defending Metaquotes as I do not work for them or what so ever. All I was doing is expressing what I feel about their copyright claims.
Maybe, I used a bad example to express it, so let me try again with a different example, here we go:
Let's assume:
- Metaquotes = Microsoft
- Metatrader4 = Word
In this case, what seems to be going on is that "microsoft" is going after author of this thread, for composing a video about how people "are using/might use" the "word" program to compose something.. "microsoft", in my humble opinion can not, does not have the right, and will never be able to follow everyone on this planet that makes a video or writes an article about how to use their software.. even if "word" is a copyrighted product of the "microsoft" company.
What this thread's author has done is composing a video, about how some people "might" use embedded features in the "mt4" platform to cheat on traders... this is a thing I am not defending.. but, still, that does not eliminate the fact that the software DOES have such features.. and that THEY CAN be used in the way the author described.
I believe that the best way for Metqauotes is to simply ignore the buzz around this topic and it will simply fade away within a week or two.. people will not find it even interesting to know, read or watch a video about things they do not understand at all 'technically'. What Metaquotes has been doing ever since this author appeared online is the absolute contrary.. they have contacted every video hosting company, forum owner and so on to remove every possible trace of the issue.. which to be honest, is a freaking act.
At the end, the man is after the wrong people (metaquotes) -- They did their software and thank you..!
If brokers or whoever is using that software to cheat/trick people.. then I believe the author should be better revealing who is doing the dirty work instead of trying to hold Metaquotes responsible for how people are using their software.
I don't know, anyway