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> From: 	Gamble,Marilyn S
> Sent: 	Tuesday, March 09, 1999 12:15 PM
> To: 	'Decalchem@aol.com'
> Subject: 	RE: good samaritan
> 
> Knowing Mark, I'm confident that his intent was to keep someone from
> innocently putting themselves in a questionable position by duplicating
> material that is copyrighted.  Sometimes - Being in a helpful & technical
> mode, we don't think "legally".   I can't say how many times that I have
> been in a laboratory that has "xeroxed" manuals (e.g., AFIP, etc.), book
> chapters, etc.  Most of our technical representatives are more than
> willing to assist us if we need some printed materials from them for our
> equipment. 
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> From: 	Decalchem@aol.com[SMTP:Decalchem@aol.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, March 09, 1999 10:18 AM
> To: 	vdella@path.som.sunysb.edu; HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	Re:  good samaritan
> 
> 
> Hi Vinnie, 
>  
> You bring up an interesting issue.  Perhaps Mark Lewis should have offered
> to
> sell his customer a manual before he reminded them that photocopying and
> distributing copyrighted material is a crime.   However, the offer was
> made
> over the internet and is a serious violation of the US Copyright laws.   
> 
> <<I have the Citadel 2000 manual (it's almost the same thing).  It's 26
> pages.  If you give me your address, I'll mail you a legible copy (I
> hope).>>
> 
> 
> Shandon is perfectly justified in taking whatever legal actions it deems
> necessary to stop people from stealing what is rightfully theirs.   If
> not,
> what is to stop people from photocopying and distributing Histology text
> books, manuals, and scientific papers, which are also protected under the
> same
> copyright laws?
> 
> Cliff Berger
> President
> Decal Chemical Corp
> http://www.decal-bone.com
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