Thread: Triton Orange

Copyrighing a colour might seem like herding cats, but check the ANZ Bank's website -- they think they own their special shade of blue. But I suppose banks are a bit different . . . - Michael

It could be that they won't tell us (the consumer) and that they supposely "copyright" it, but when it comes under investigation they deny ever saying that.
Cheers..Cub

Originally Posted by Cub

i guess they have it on their website because there has been so many questions asked about what colour it is, or they could have just gotten annoyed at all the letters, emails and phone calls they get every day concerning what colour it is. .

No as a long time Triton user and having met George, the founder of the Triton Workcentre, at a WWWS when he was selling and demonstrating at the Triton stand, that the reason why it's been on their website for at least 15 years, at least since I bought my Triton MK3, is that George believed in customer service and in fact he improved the workcentre range and add-ons based on customer feedback.

Right from the outset of him using the colour "Triton Burned Orange" (very similar but not exactly "Telecom Gold" which was copyrighted) he made the code available for Triton owners to repair wc's as touch ups.

Ofcourse this was in the days when manufacturers helped their customers and not gouged their wallets for every little bit they can extract. Even in those days banks were still respectable and not the B******s they have become.

Colours can be copyrighted (or at least trademarked as part of their design etc) and it may be that Triton copyrighted their colour but they also believed in making the formula available. I suppose that the subsequent owners may have wanted it different but the formula was freely available and even recorded on this board as well so it stayed this way.


Peter.

Thanks for that, i did not know that.
Happy easter

No apologies for being a pedant.

You can "Copywrite" a publication (hardcopy or electronic). You cannot copywrite a colour.

You can "Patent" an invention or application technique. You cannot patent a colour.

You can own a "Registered Trademark" which is a specific combination of illustrated design and combination of colour. You cannot Trademark a colour.

No one can "own", "Copywrite", "Patent" or "Trademark Register" a colour. Any suggestion to the contrary (in Australia) is complete bilge.

Indeed, Telestra "own" their logo but they do not own the colours.

Colours may have been exclusive by the nature of their rarity or expense. Purple was once the colour of Royalty only because they were the only ones rich enough to afford it. Purple is still the colour of choice for queens of a different nature. Dictatorial decrees may also have limited the use of a colour but as we live in a democracy where some form of equality is given the nod, this no longer applies (to us at least) under our system of law.

TA

Had Easter lunch with my lawyer friend and her family. Interestingly her husband was firmly of the opinion that you cannot "copyright" or in any other way restrict the use of a colour.

"But, darling, the intellectual property rights lawyers made $8,000,000 out of the Cadbury case." Even he conceded that this was a nice little earner.

Apparently the restrictions come from a combination of registering trademarks including their colour - besides the Cadbury logo, the Dairy Milk name on a purple background/wrapper is also a registered trademark. Secondly there is a legal concept of "passing off" - would the person buying a chocolate wrapped in purple reasonably think it was Cadbury or as good as Cadbury? Something about the look and the feel of the product. She suggested that there was still a lot of earning potential for lawyers in refining this concept.

Finally, she said that if she were advising a paint analyser manufacturer then she would advise them to block access to all foreseeable registered colours, so as to minimise the risk of future legal wrangles. This may have happened with Triton orange even though Triton published the colour formular.

Cheers

Graeme

Even Triton has a number of different shades of Orange. I did read on thir web site the colour forumula. You might also try and visit it. http://triton.com.au

Doesn't anybody read threads anymore??

Originally Posted by Ian Smith

Doesn't anybody read threads anymore??

Ofcourse not, that would be to simple. Sometimes I wonder why I post as obviously people don't read them.


Peter.

I'll always read everything in a thread that I respond to, as I don't want to appear foolish by repeating/asking something that's already been said/answered. This doesn't bother everyone, obviously, but it is frustrating when you're on the receiving end of such careless posting.

Ray

Out of interest guys, Triton Orange was one colur used on V/Line locomotives in Victoria apparently.

IIRC Triton used what was Telecom Orange at the time, you could go in to any paint shop and buy that as a touch up colour.

My multistands are quite a different orange to the workcentre. Did the Taiwan manufacturer not have access to the correct colour?

Sorry,

I missed the answer to the original question - when will the Triton be released in the Cadbury purple colour?



Cheers and Beers,

Muzz