Upstart: Jeremy Melvin's items for collectors

2002-12-03T00:00:00

It is never easy to ascertain ownership of an idea, although patent and copyright lawyers give it a good shot. Ownership of objects seems rather more definitive. You can tie them down, lock them up or put them where you want them – or at least you might think so.

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