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Re: TI-H: Copyright info



acctualy he doesent own anything.
you must purchas a copyright and it costs BIG bucks.
so anyone can sell the eup or do whatever they want with it.

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>>Bryan owns the copyright to the schematic.  He said people could 
change 
>it,
>>but he still owns the copyright to it.
>>
>>If you were to change the monitor card in your computer (or resistors 
>on
>>the EuP) could you copyright the computer?
>>
>>>Exium copyright © 1997 John Frasier
>
>No, but you can LEGALY Modify a design and slap your own brand name on 
>it.
>
>If you couldn't then all PCs would have IBM slapped accross the from 
>under the manfacturer's name, but Compac, back in 85 (I'm Not sure), 
>modified the design to the computer and added their own features and 
got 
>away with creating the first PC CLONE. It wan't an IBM PC. It was a 
>Compaq PC (even if it wasn't compact =).
>
>John went by the same theory. He modified the design a little slapped 
>his brand name on it because HE HAS THAT RIGHT LEGALY since he 
>manufactured it. He PAYS his royalty fees with every PIC he buys. Lets 
>not condemn a man for misinterperatation or misunderstanding. He was 
>given permission to build the things by brian, and he didn't respond 
>till YOU people took it on as a battle. Lets not fill the list with our 
>boycotts of Happyware or anything! I build EuP clones as well. I have 
>the legal right to slap my brand name on it (Betatron), but I just left 
>it at adding SPinTerface, only to identify it. GOD! It isn't safe to 
>build anything someone else designed anymore! Next you'll say we have 
to 
>purchase it only from the original designer!!! This is a hobby and some 
>people take it up 1: to build these things for those who can't do it 
>themselves, and 2: make a few extra dollars in the process, because it 
>is completely LEGAL.
>
>When John was asked, he said right out that it was based on the EuP 
made 
>by brian. He didn't walk aroung the question. He answered it when 
asked. 
>He updated his page so he would be 100% legal, but you still act like 
he 
>has sinned against the universe! How many of you turbo your calcs and 
>say "LOOK WHAT I DID!!! IT RUNS 3x AS FAST!!!" Ahh, but you forget to 
>mention Boris Lutz who first solved the mystery behind the turbo.
>
>Judge YOURSELVES before you lay judgement on others. I have done the 
>same. When I first introduced my SPinTerface Port and the SF Expander 
>(yes the SF orriginaly came BEFORE expander), I had a comparison of it 
>and Mel's original design! SOme saw it as contrasting two separate 
>products with totaly different hardware. I had links and everything, 
yet 
>this almost happened to me. He changed his page, so let it be left 
>alone! We don't have the bandwidth to send a million messages on how 
bad 
>it was for John and Happyware to leave out those oh so important 
>details. I say, Put up one big message and pray it is ammong the last.
>
>I realize that these big, dramatic messages are annoying and sometimes 
>offensive, but I have sent them before and they have stopped one all 
out 
>flame war and prevented another. Lets stop it here.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Richard Piotter
>
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