<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> I know. That is why I ended my post with <blockquote type="cite">More pertinent here, though, is the aspect of business confidentiality and business relationships. End of pedantic rant.</blockquote> I mentioned the broad principle of copyright law (not, surely, mere technicalities; the very fundamentals) as somewhat of an aside, since Del brought it up.  He correctly pointed out a main principle of copyright that often seems not be be realised: that copyright is not something you DO; it's a right that IS. Kind regards, David Boyce. <blockquote type="cite">David and all, The technicalities of copyright law are not the issue here. The issue here is commonly accepted  business practice. It is not in the best interest of business people who want to make a profit on the sale of a product to publicize wholesale prices. It puts them at a disadvantage when involved in price negotiations with a prospective client. Someone who presents himself as an "expert" on business practice and publishes a book on the subject ought to know that. You simply don't send out wholesale prices in a public medium - period. And anyone who doesn't understand that ought to hang his head in shame. And the more this person keeps arguing about it, the less believable all his claims to alleged expertise in anything become. Israel Stein </blockquote> </body> </html>