Comments on: Artist detained at border over sketch of SUV

By: matt

matt — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:01:54 +0000

i gotta go with tracy on this. i dont see border patrol flipping out over a sketch

By: Chris Mallory

Chris Mallory — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:12:13 +0000

Here is the full story with a quote:

http://www.pressrepublican.com/homepage/local_story_278220015.html

“CBP officers may, at times, inspect a person’s belongings to determine whether or not items are admissible or are illegal.”

Woo didn’t say how a sketch of a car could trigger a border guard’s suspicion of copyright infringement. But he did say agents are trained in trademark and copyright laws.

“It’s a part of a CBP officer’s training. Time is set aside for intellectual-property-rights training.”

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:52:28 +0000

The problem, Zempel said, is “I wasn’t doing anything suspicious.” I’m not so sure we’re getting the whole story here. Prior to 9/11, middle-eastern men taking flying lessons wasn’t suspicious. However, it is now. I suspect Zempel might not have received any training in observational cues and though thought her behavior wasn’t suspicious, it sounds like the detention was brief and she did something which put her in to at least one category which threw up a flag.

By: TracyHAE

TracyHAE — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:31:54 +0000

Im gonna want proof on this one. I HIGHLY doubt that the border patrol would look for (let alone recognize) copyright infringement. Sounds like someone out for some cheap publicity for her protest.