[sdiy] Re: Doepfer A-105 looks like Oakley Multiladder?

[Grant Richter]

I am NOT endorsing plagiarism!

But when something like this occurs, you can handle it in two ways.

1. Try to "spin" it to your advantage, and see it as an opportunity, what
the politicos call "damage control".

or

2. Suck it deep inside yourself and add it to the list called "Reasons to
hate the human race and be very bitter". Be warned, acid corrodes the vessel
that holds it.

It is difficult when you feel wronged to look at the big picture. But the
community will benefit from the design being in production. It is likely
Dopers attorneys advised them to not to credit sources, even if they wanted
to. This just gives opportunity for litigation. And then EVERYBODY loses.

> From: "Rob" <cyborgzero at home.com>
> Reply-To: "Rob" <cyborgzero at home.com>
> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:05:00 -0500
> To: <grichter at asapnet.net>, <owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>,
> <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: Doepfer A-105 looks like Oakley Multiladder?
> 
> All spoken like pure management!!
> 
> ;)
> 
> Rob
> CyborgZero Technologies
> www.angelfire.com/il/cyborgzerotech
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Richter" <grichter at asapnet.net>
> To: <owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>; <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 6:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re: Doepfer A-105 looks like Oakley Multiladder?
> 
> 
>> May I suggest another approach?
>> 
>> Be flattered that you have a design good enough to steal! What a
> tremendous
>> compliment. Someone thought highly enough of the design to go through all
>> the trouble and expense to put it in production. And took the risk, that
> if
>> it does not sell, all the setup and tooling money will be wasted.
>> 
>> Sure, it sucks that you are not getting a proper credit. So give yourself
>> plenty of credit, put big pointers on you webpage to the Doepfer module
>> "inspired" by your design, encourage everyone to buy it. If it's a big
>> seller, Dieter may commission a special design from you that you do get
>> royalties for.
>> 
>> And brag to your friends about what a crack designer you are that people
>> will "steal" your designs. Make sure to put it on your resume - "Designed
>> production synthesizer module for commercial manufacturer". Write Dieter a
>> thank you letter, thanking him for popularizing your design and making it
>> available to a wider audience.
>> 
>> In other words, pretend it was your plan from day one, and that is the
> exact
>> reason you posted the schematic to begin with. For Dieter to copy and put
>> into production - sheer genius! And your plan worked out exactly as you
>> expected! More genius!
>> 
>> 
> 
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