Back in late July Class 99 reported on the online petitions launched by UK designers' group ACID (Anti Copying in Design). The objective of the first petition was to raise the level of civil infringement damages to deterrent levels for copyright and unregistered designs; the second sought to introduce criminal sanctions for design infringement. Since ACID has just issued a fresh newsletter this week, it seemed appropriate to take a look at the online petitions and see how they're getting on.Class 99 can report that the uptake has been slow. As of this morning, the number of signatures supporting deterrent damages stood at 196, while supporters of criminal sanctions for design infringement totalled 188. The deadline for signing is 21 April 2010 and ACID has promised a major campaign to attract support, but the early signs cannot be seen as encouraging.
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