[Rhodes22-list] Question for Captain Effros & Captain Crawford

[Bill Effros]

Bad news, Michael.

You're just the common carrier--not the owner of intellectual property.

Bill Effros

Michael Meltzer wrote:
> Well I like that :-) I think the flat rate might be a better model; 29.95
> per member at 247 members are 7397.65, not bad but I do not think I could
> give up my day job. -mjm 
>
> On the other hand if that was monthly in 48 months I could get a real boat
> :-)
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
>> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Tootle
>> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:13 PM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Question for Captain Effros & Captain Crawford
>>
>>
>> Bill & Frome,
>>      You are our resident experts on intellectual property.  Maybe we can
>> illicit some comment about some recent questions on this forum.
>>       Would you say the design of the mast hoist system is Stan's
>> intellectual property?  That if someone who has not purchased the unit
>> either from Stan or someone who did get it from Stan (That is it came with
>> a
>> used boat), was to copy the design and make it base on the information
>> received on thsi forum would be stealing?
>>        Stan gives everyone an owners manual who purchases a boat from him.
>> If someone buys a used boat without inclusion of the manual and copies one
>> off the list, shouldn't they send Stan a reasonable amount for the manual,
>> let us say $100.00?
>>        In addition, Stan has requested a commission on boats bought and
>> sold
>> on this list.  Is a small stipend appropriate for the agency making this
>> forum available?  What about when someone asks for and gets specific
>> information over this list, the recipient must send Michael Meltzer 5% of
>> the value of the information received?
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>
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