Topic: Mosy annoyed...

[Frank]

The extent of copying by US glassmakers came close to causing a 19th century trade war, but the same amount of copying was rampant throughout the world and continues today. US designs get copied too. Designers of domestic and decorative ware are heavily penalised by lack of any effective legal protection.

Hence
http://acid.eu.com/

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DesignRight/
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/IPDamages/

[quill]

snip! The authors who misattributed pieces did so in accordance with the state of knowledge at the time of publication.  Same problem occurs today with glass being attributed to Steuben, Whitefriars or Leerdam - based on the percieved quality but not substantiated by published material... Until 10 years ago virtually nothing was known about the Harrach production.   

Yes, exactly, Ivo--I forgive the authors of my glass books that are oh, say 5-15 years old because they were doing their level best--especially when they basically say 'look, this is my/our best guess'.

What gets my goat, Keith, if this is what  you mean, is the authors of some of today's large and really rather expensive 'antiques' works with all sorts of errors in their glass sections that would be easily checked with a little delving--especially since they've got the staff to delve--no excuse IMHO.

[keith]

Have calmed down now,yes my first books are a number of years old so as you say they can be excused but newer editions,no excuses,will take Chrisitines advice and just enjoy the glass and the better researched books,Keith.