[Rhodes22-list] Question for Captain Effros & Captain Crawford

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Bill & Frome,
     You are our resident experts on intellectual property.  Maybe we can
illicit some comment about some recent questions on this forum.
      Would you say the design of the mast hoist system is Stan's
intellectual property?  That if someone who has not purchased the unit
either from Stan or someone who did get it from Stan (That is it came with a
used boat), was to copy the design and make it base on the information
received on thsi forum would be stealing?
       Stan gives everyone an owners manual who purchases a boat from him. 
If someone buys a used boat without inclusion of the manual and copies one
off the list, shouldn't they send Stan a reasonable amount for the manual,
let us say $100.00?
       In addition, Stan has requested a commission on boats bought and sold
on this list.  Is a small stipend appropriate for the agency making this
forum available?  What about when someone asks for and gets specific
information over this list, the recipient must send Michael Meltzer 5% of
the value of the information received?  

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
 
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