Copyrighting

Haven’t we heard that copying is the ultimate form of flattery? I would call it admiration for someone or something when I copy someone, if I do. Then why are we so obsessing about being copied?

I have seen every other business with the name Venkatesh or Manjunath. There is sizeable followers of Saibaba and most have names Jai Sai Nath. No one person has patented for admiring one God or Role model, simple.

Let me drive past Saibaba Ashram and I have lux villa gated estate called ’10 downing’(I deliberately wont call it ‘colony’). And I wonder why on earth this name? What do they convey? Power? Prestige? Colonial times, English settlement getting off the boat in the IT hub, reminding sweet times during London Holidays? At least they should have verified that 10 downing is not grand and has less bathrooms to add inconvenience to British Prime minister with new born baby. PM struggled to change the curtains and interior and finally moving to 11 downing. I have also seen laariwala by the name Buckingham palace serving roadside food.

As it happens Ahmedabad has great place to buy healthfood Khakhra. Lady who started it called her business ‘Induben khakrawala’. Either God gifted most Indu with Khakhra making art or most khakhra makers happen to have the name Indu. There are now more than one Indu Khakhra outlets. The original Induben has stared printing her own face like ‘most wanted INDU’ on her packaging. Don’t go by the name Indu, check out my pretty face before you buy it. If you have name Indu and want to start khakhra business by your own name why should you require check for copyrighting?

You cant deny other people of using their own names or their Gods to start business. Most Indians will not try to prevent others from doing something, instead they find answer to beat competition by introducing other innovative ways.