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

[Michael Meltzer]

I agree -mjm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Peter Thorn
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 9:23 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question for Captain Effros & Captain
> Crawford
> 
> Michael is definitely not common.
> 
> PT
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question for Captain Effros & Captain
> Crawford
> 
> 
> > Quickly, Ed,
> >
> > The design of the mast hoist is Stan's property, but he won't be able to
> > protect it.
> >
> > We went through the manual thing, and technically it's his, but Rose
> > told him to stop thinking that way.
> >
> > Stan sells the boats outright, and anyone is free to buy and sell them
> > thereafter.  He should charge a consulting fee for helping people in the
> > after market.
> >
> > A guy like the new Mike would have saved a fortune if he had the benefit
> > of Stan's knowledge before pouring money into fabricating his own parts.
> >
> > Stan knows which boats are a good deal, and which aren't worth the
> > price.  If he were inclined, he could corner the market for used R-22s
> > and drive up the price on the good ones while leaving all the dogs for
> > people who don't want to pay for his help.  But it's not his way.
> >
> > Michael, as noted previously, is just a common carrier, with no claim on
> > the intellectual property that flows through his machine.
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> > Tootle wrote:
> > > 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
> > >
> > > --
> > > View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/Mast-Raising-System-w-Pictures-
> t1765017.html#a4820979
> > > Sent from the Rhodes22 forum at Nabble.com.
> > >
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