circuit rights violation

[James Husted]

> From: "Christian Oncken" <oncken at umr.edu>
> Reply-To: "Christian Oncken" <oncken at umr.edu>
> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 15:44:42 -0600
> To: <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
> Subject: Re: circuit rights violation
--SNIP--
> Hell, why not reverse engineer all doepfer modules and make redrawn
> schematics, PCB drawings, and parts lists available for free on the web?
> Most of the patents are expired arent they?  He can do it and get away with
> it, why cant we?
> 
> 
> This may seem like a sneaky underhanded thing to do, but its not illegal,
> and I'm tired of watching the people I respect and admire on this list get
> screwed.  All a company has to do is say the word 'lawsuit' and everybody
> recoils in shock.
--SNIP--

I just finished reading a Sci-Fi book which had as part of it's future world
a situation in which the Chinese, being tired of the US's trade sanctions
etc, cracked *all* the software produced in the US as soon as it was made,
and offered it free on the net, thusly distroying the US's software
industry. The idea of reverse engineeing and posting the Doepfer modules
will not accomplish this, but it will surely hurt him some. There is some
justice in using his own methods against him. Maybe others will recognise
some of their designs from the posted ones!
-James
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