Sir Ian Taylor’s response

The Couttsled companies are claiming copyright to three elements that we use in our Virtual Eye graphics package.

The first is an enclosed border, basically the field of play set by the rules, the second is a grid of parallel lines showing where the boats are in relation to each other and the marker buoys, and finally sponsorship names lying on the water.

We have been doing most of this since 1992 and have done so in every America’s Cup since then.

Because of this threat we have had to bring our staff in off holiday to implement a new package.