Thank you very much. That answers my first question, then - "What the relationship between Scott Stites and E-M?" And, frankly, Scott, I admire you all the more for it. It's the kind of generosity I've often found in this community. The kind that makes me proud to be associated with it in some way.
But now - as for E-M
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I'm stunned.
Bill
--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, Scott Stites <scottnoanh@...> wrote:
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> Please understand that this is not my decision. Any issue of trademarks, royalties, etc., does not involve me. I did design the Klee, but donated the design and all rights thereof to electro-music as a fund raiser for electro-music.com to cover operating and show expenses. Scott contacted me to review the panel, which I did, but to be honest, the issue of royalties never even broached my feeble brain. I just didn't anticipate that as being an issue, and feel - wish, if you will - in retrospect, I would have mentioned it to Scott.
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> I've never made a dime, nor ever intended to make a dime, off of this design. I do think the electro-music forum is a good cause, but I have absolutely no financial stake in it, one way or the other.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Lord <plord@...>
> >Sent: Apr 6, 2009 7:28 PM
> >To: ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [ModularSynthPanels] Re: Klee panel E-M royalty
> >
> >One correction to the analysis from Bill
> >
> >On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM, wjhall11 <wjhall@...> wrote:
> >> There is a possible exception to do with the trademark of the term "KLEE"
> >> but trademark is a whole other can of worms and would require Mr. Stites to
> >> register the term, or so I understand.
> >
> >Proof of prior commercial use (that's the "trade" part) is usually
> >sufficient for a trademark claim. Registration provides additional
> >protections. It is exactly analogous to copyrights, which exist upon
> >creation of the work but which have much smaller teeth until
> >registered.
> >
> >Paul
> >--
> >who is also going to buy one however this works out and whatever it costs...
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