<div>Dave</div> <div> </div> <div>I said that scanning all the information is illegal. But what we're doing is passing on information to customers, the same as if you took information from my book to help you sell a rebuild. That's what my book is for. If we are not allowed to use the information in the book, why buy it?  <br> <br> Wim<br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Porritt, David <dporritt@mail.smu.edu><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 2:28 pm<br> Subject: RE: unethical and illegal behavior on the part of some<br> <br> </div> <div id=AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755> <STYLE> @#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:#1F497D;}#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;}@#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#AOLMsgPart_3_f0014627-72a3-4210-aa0d-5d8fc5153755 div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</STYLE> <div class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">You win!  Is there a prize for the most outrageous idea?  Wim, it’s the law!!  It’s US law, international law and even in effect in Hawaii!  You’ve published a book.  Do you want people to scan it and send it everywhere?  Use your hat rack!</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">dp</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">____________________</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">David M. Porritt, RPT</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><A href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</A></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></div> <div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Willem Blees<br> <B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:06 PM<br> <B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> <B>Subject:</B> Re: unethical and illegal behavior on the part of some</SPAN></div> </div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div id=AOLMsgPart_3_10522d84-0780-4132-aa27-4368a4ab0d18> <div> <div class=MsoNormal><IMG id=_x0000_i1025 height=782 src="cid:image001.jpg@01C87A37.C89950E0" width=602 border=0></div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal>As you know the Pierce Piano Atlas is a world famous publication.  It is the subject of registrations and copyrights obtained in the United States and throughout the world. No part of the Pierce Piano Atlas may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means -- electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise --  without written permission of the publisher.  We vigorously defend our valuable copyrights, and take instances of infringement with the utmost seriousness.</div> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal><br> <br> <SPAN style="COLOR: red">Does this mean if a customer asks me what year her piano was made, I am not allowed to give her that information, and include some info about the piano, without first asking Larry?<br> <br> I've got an idea. Why don't all of us call his office every time we want to share information with one of our customers. Maybe a hundred phone calls a day will let him ease off a little. <br> <br> Now, I agree that an electronically produced list of all the manufacturers and serial numbers is illegal. But just one name and number? Give me a break.<br> <br> Wim</SPAN></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id=u8CA487DF0C944C6-300-1BE5> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 7.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Supercharge your AIM. Get the <A title=http://download.aim.com/client/aimtoolbar?NCID=aolcmp00300000002586 href="http://download.aim.com/client/aimtoolbar?NCID=aolcmp00300000002586" target=_blank>AIM toolbar</A> for your browser.</SPAN> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id='u8CA488505383A87-97C-2F40' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Supercharge your AIM. 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