陆则川在UCLA法学院,凭借着沉稳的性格、缜密的逻辑和不懈的努力,他的大一专业课成绩稳稳稳居前列。 这天课后,教授特意叫住了陆则川:“Ethan, your logical thinking is very strong. I think... Would you like to join the Cappello Trial Team? Maybe in the future, you'll have the opportunity to represent UCLA in the mock court competition. How about it? Are you interested?”(Ethan,你的逻辑思维很强,我想...你要不要进Cappello Trial Team?以后也许有机会代表UCLA去参加模拟法庭比赛,怎么样?感兴趣吗?)
陆则川:“Really? Thank you, Professor!I will definitely work hard,try my best to live up to your expectations.”(真的吗教授?谢谢教授,我一定会好好努力,不辜负您的期望。)
“Ethan, you are in charge of the cross-examination part for the defense side. Your focus should be on the testimony of the plaintiff's designer witness, in order to prove the originality of our design.”(Ethan,你负责辩方的交叉询问环节,重点针对原告方设计师证人的证言,证明我方设计的独创性。)队长拍了拍他的肩膀,语气严肃。
“Witness, you claim that our design copied your fabric pattern. Could you provide the original draft of the pattern and proof of the creation date?”陆则川的声音清晰有力,目光紧紧锁定对方。(证人,你声称我方设计抄袭你的面料图案,请问你能提供该图案的原始创作手稿及创作时间证明吗?)
扮演证人的队员顿了顿,支支吾吾地回应:“I... I lost my manuscript, but I can prove that it was designed by me first.”(我……我手稿弄丢了,但我能证明那是我先设计的。) “Without the original manuscript and no record of the creation time, merely relying on oral statements is not sufficient to prove that you have the copyright to this pattern.”陆则川步步紧逼,“Furthermore, in the pattern you designed, the texture of the leaves is highly similar to the common designs in the industry. It lacks the 'originality' required by copyright law. Could you please explain how you account for this?”(没有原始手稿,也没有创作时间记录,仅凭口头陈述,不足以证明你对该图案享有著作权。另外,你设计的图案中,树叶纹理与行业通用设计高度相似,不具备著作权法要求的‘独创性’,请问你如何解释这一点?)