Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
> Well I have to get in on this discussion. Firstly, people have been using the displays of other ebayer's without permission. One New York TImes writer did an article on ebay - it was supposed to be this cute thing about ebay and how clever she was to link to another ebayer's display. I wrote

Re: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-10 Thread Rfsindg
Wasn't that 4 out of 5 burrows of NYC, where civilization has come and gone? Bob S [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Where they go around yelling, "Badges? We don't need no > stkin' badges!" > > BR

Re: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-10 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Where they go around yelling, "Badges? We don't need no stkin' badges!" BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Intellectual property is highly regarded in most corners of the universe, except one insignificant little blue-green planet in the unfashionable parts of the western spiral arm of the galaxy. Th

Re: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-10 Thread Jostein
Intellectual property is highly regarded in most corners of the universe, except one insignificant little blue-green planet in the unfashionable parts of the western spiral arm of the galaxy. The people of which are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital cameras is a pretty neat

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Mishka
- Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 8:27 PM Subject: Re: eBay & Boz's site > "Showing someone up" in the manner used h

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Bob Blakely
"Showing someone up" in the manner used here is a method of demeaning someone for, perhaps supposed intellectual inferiority or other failings. What is the purpose of being sarcastic? Did you think it was humorous? Did you think it would help sell your point as being obviously correct - as though s

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Mishka
> Heading in the direction of OT, can any of you folks suggest what benefits VERO might > bring to Boz & other copyees. > > Kind regards > > Peter Peter, If you do nothing, and they keep using it, it expands your market -- e.g. increases the # of Pentax users, and that's good for you. If you add

Re: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-09 Thread Bob Blakely
How does your statement follow from what is quoted? Regards, Bob "Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion." -- Jed Babbit (Former US Under-secretary of Defense) From: "Bruce Rubenst

Re: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-09 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
North America and Western Europe hardly defines "universal". BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Intellectual property is not a universally understood, or accepted, concept. > > BR The company I work for makes most of its mon

The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-09 Thread wendy beard
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Intellectual property is not a universally understood, or accepted, concept. > > BR The company I work for makes most of its money by patenting and licensing IP Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com

Re: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" Subject: The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site) > From: "Bruce Rubenstein" > > > > Intellectual property is not a universally understood, or accepted, > concept. > >

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread bran . everseeking
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/09/03 at 08:57 AM, Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: |>And what is wrong with this? The guy (seller) has little |>imagination, so what? At worst, he's not being overly polite. |>If someone think other people shouldn't use what's on their *PUBLIC* |>web pages, well,

The concept of Intellectual property (Was: eBay & Boz's site)

2003-03-09 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: Re: eBay & Boz's site > Intellectual property is not a universally understood, or accepted, concept. > > BR

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Pretty good there, Bob! Totally clear and understandable. keith Bob Blakely wrote: > > From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > And what is wrong with this? > > > > > > Boz has a clear copyright statement on his site, that's what. > > > > Boz has copyright on camera specs? Or on use table

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Bob Blakely
From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > And what is wrong with this? > > > > Boz has a clear copyright statement on his site, that's what. > > Boz has copyright on camera specs? Or on use tables? Or on listing specs in > a particular order? No, Boz does not have a copyright on camera specs, tabl

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! M> And what is wrong with this? The guy (seller) has little imagination, so M> what? At worst, he's not being overly polite. M> If someone think other people shouldn't use what's on their *PUBLIC* web M> pages, well, they shouldn't have made them public in the first place. M> Mishka Mishka,

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! GLM> Anyone seen this auction? Seems he "borrowed" some HTML from Boz's web GLM> site... :-( GLM> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2914593525&category=15240 Fascinating, yet sad. I think it cannot be avoided really. The worst part is that the whole HTML has been borrowed

Re: eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-09 Thread Camdir
Gary, I have had a similar problem; there doesn't seem to be any solution - I could never regard any of the pack shots that I produce as anywhere near competent, yet plenty of folks want to copy them for their own sales (of used gear mind you). Heading in the direction of OT, can any of you fol

eBay & Boz's site

2003-03-08 Thread Gary L. Murphy
Anyone seen this auction? Seems he "borrowed" some HTML from Boz's web site... :-( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2914593525&category=15240 -- Later, Gary