ABSTRACT
The long-awaited verdict of Judge Dalia Dorner, at the Jerusalem District Court, was finally issued on 30 March 30, 1993. The stakes were high, since precedents were going to be set in this case regarding the theft of intellectual property. The judge conceded that copying any original, no matter how complicated and laborious it was, and whatever the skills it required, and regardless of the time it took, was simply not deserving of copyright. Just think of how many Da Vincis and Rembrandts people would have had if every perfect copier were parading as an original artist, and every observant disciple masqueraded as his master. The judge also determined that while Qimron's moral right stands forever, once it was proved that he owned it, his material right arising therefore could be bequeathed to others in writing if he chose to do so.
