On 27/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> But when it is on a mailing list sponsered by Pentax, there are >liability issues >> involved. On a public list, as the PDML is now, they don't have to >worry about it. >> >> "Our Johnny read, on the Official Pentax Mailing list, how to modify >his strobe, >> stuck his fingers in the capacitor bank, and was rushed to the ER in cardiac >> arrest. We want 20 million dollars, and our lawyer guarantees we will get it >> (for only 1/2)." >> >> Hum...? All of a sudden I would not want to be in Doug Brewer's shoes ><grin>. > >It's that, plus the danger of Pentax's being sued. "Our client, Cotty, >claims that he came up with the idea for this modification/product/process >before Pentax did, and thus he is owed 50% of all future profits derived >from it. Obviously Pentax got the idea from the list."
Schei�e! You mean that doodle I did of my MX with a little TV screen on it back in 1982 might lead me into a life of opulence and utter decadence?? So no change there then. More room on the Visa please. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
