News from New Switzerland 1917

[Desertfox]

Quick and dirty of whats going on. Note, this is post-civil war, the civil war stories will continue.


Constitution and Alliance to be retired and turned into museum ships.

Reorganization of Swiss Army. All regular infantry and selected cavalry units will be turned into National Guard units and the National Guard expanded.

Swiss ambassadors seen talking to Russians, Japanese, Germans, Rohim, Zionites, and Thai.

[Desertfox]

And some civil-war stuff...


January 7th

The Hawaii based fleet under Lord Lindsey defects to the rebels, the Army units there follow soon after.


January 15th

The remaining loyalist forces in Sydney surrender. Only remaining loyalist forces are on the Swiss mainland.

[Desertfox]

December 17th

Wright Aircraft sues Boeing (CSA) and Caproni (Italy) for copyright infringement and industrial espionage.

[maddox]

December 17th

Wright Aircraft sues Boeing (CSA) and Caproni (Italy) for copyright infringement and industrial espionage.

This catches the eye of bureaucrats in the French ministries, and France issues an order of 100 of the Biggest Caproni aircraft deliverable.

Boeing is also getting  preliminary talks.

[ctwaterman]

December 17th

Wright Aircraft sues Boeing (CSA) and Caproni (Italy) for copyright infringement and industrial espionage.

The Caproni Aircraft Company welcomes the Wright Company to file Law Suit in a Imperial Court with appropriate juristiction to cover the case.

OOC: I see serious roleplaying opportunites here covering something seriously missing from the game.  Mainly International Law....  Hmmm but a case of pure corporate espionage I wonder which Imperal Court has jurisdiction.

[TexanCowboy]

The CSA also accepts the challange, welcoming Curtis to sue.

[Desertfox]

*the proper documents are filed in both countries...*

OOC: I see serious roleplaying opportunites here covering something seriously missing from the game.  Mainly International Law....  Hmmm but a case of pure corporate espionage I wonder which Imperal Court has jurisdiction.

Why I went ahead with this. Is tehre an International Court at this time?

This catches the eye of bureaucrats in the French ministries, and France issues an order of 100 of the Biggest Caproni aircraft deliverable.

Boeing is also getting  preliminary talks.

If the French were so keen on seeing the Swiss planes first hand, they could have just outright purchased them.

[maddox]

This catches the eye of bureaucrats in the French ministries, and France issues an order of 100 of the Biggest Caproni aircraft deliverable.

Boeing is also getting  preliminary talks.

If the French were so keen on seeing the Swiss planes first hand, they could have just outright purchased them.

Maybe because France prefers to spend money inside the Nassau Treaty Alliance?
But no worries, France is trying to buy a few Russian civilian aircraft.

[Walter]

If I read things correctly, without something like the Universal Copyright Convention, I doubt the Swiss can do anything about it on an international level.

[ctwaterman]

I will be writting up a story to cover this but Walter is correct in the main their is a distinct lack of treatys covering anything like International Copyright Infringement.

Charles

[Sachmle]

And I think the only thing you could really do would be:

A) Cry foul
B) Accuse them of stealing items/information of national security
C) Issue a stern statement
D) Enact an embargo or tariff on trade
E) Declare war
F) Some combination of the above.

[Walter]

Looking some more at things, I noticed that there was a Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1883 which was signed by Belgium, Brazil, France, Guatemala, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, El Salvador, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland. Not sure if it exists here in the Navalism universum, but if it does then that could be used. However, I seriously doubt anyone would sign such an agreement that includes the Swiss. :)

I realised that there is no use in sueing Caproni since you don't have the Curtiss H in your lists of aircraft so the Swiss don't have it and thus it can't be one of yours.

Also, I noticed that the Italians use a licenced version of a Curtis (single 'S') Flying Boat, not a Curtiss (double 'S') Flying boat, so looking at it now, it is quite obvious that they did not get the design from the Swiss but from the CSA. Without any proper laws around at this time, the Swiss can't even sue Mr. Curtis (single 'S') from the CSA for using a name that is almost similar to their own Curtiss (double 'S'). :)

[ctwaterman]

 ;D  ;)
                                                                                    August 1st 1918.

From:  Imperial Patten Court, Vennice District, Empire of Italy.
To: Wright Aircraft Co, New Switzerland.

Sirs,

     We have recieve your inclosed brief with your filing papers of the Wright Aircraft Co.  Vs. Caproni Manufacturing Et. Al.   We are sorry to inform you that upon reviewing the specifics of this case this court cannot hear your case due to the lack of juristictional authority between corporations existing in two seperate Soverign Nations.   Your case has been passed to the Vennice District court of appeals and they will  review your case in the next several months and should they deem to accept your case they will inform you of the date when yourself and your solicitors may present your evidence.

Respectfully,

Buzio Devaga Sulla
Chief Lictor Imperial Patten Court Vennice District.

[Guinness]

I've split off the messages in this topic after my pronouncement and merged them with Rocky's "historical personalities" thread here: http://www.navalism.org/index.php?topic=4506.0

[Walter]

Why not post it then in the appropriate thread rather than here? Your company statement is so out of place here. :)

Seeing how things were historically regarding international law etc. (and it would be no different here in Navalism), it looks pretty bad for Wright and this could be the first serious defeat of the Swiss in a long time. ;D