Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #07167



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Mark Dalton mwd@sgi.com
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 10:59:09 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Micro Motors, Skitters, and BeetleBots (fwd)



Like we spoke about many months ago.
Yes, I a pretty annoyed with e-mails about non-technical topics.
This is not a Robotics or really a technical issue, this is purely
patent law, copyright law, and international trademark law. If you
have specific questions about the Laws, please consult the library
and a lawyer or talk to the person that holds the patent, copyright
and/or trademark.

But it is true, there no problem with the patent, unless you are going to
sell or market the technology.. As has been repeatedly explained, it is
open for personal and research use.

And all anyone needs to do is contact the owner of a copyright, patent, etc..
to get permission.

This is the same as it is for any patent, copyright, trademark. This
is not that complicated.

For the copyright or trademark, you do need to give credit where credit
is due. And if you don't not know if you are infringing, then you go
to your local lawyer or the author and ask.. (you don't ask a lot of
people that do NOT know).

Also, this e-mail list is specifically for technical ROBOTICS as was
indicated when you signed up.

Again, I reitterate, this e-mail list is for Technical robotics issues
not for peoples legal statements. And again, this is not the goal of
this e-mail list, feel free to start another list for talking about
legal issues.

I do not have the time to read lots of junk mail. And I actaully
want to read the list if it is on _TECHNICAL_ Robotics, versus
legal issues.

Mark


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> Mark Dalton wrote:
>
> > I do not censor ANYONEs postings.. Stop spreading false information.
> >
> > THe focus of the list is Robotics, not patents and legal issues,
> > there are entire newsgroups that focus on these..
> >
> > As we have spoken about this MANY times before, this is not really
> > a robotics or technical issue.
> >
> > Again, if you have moral character, you will not violate the patent
> > or any copy rights. Any respectable person or company before selling
> > anything will do the proper research, contact the appropriate people,
> > and will do things legally.
> >
> > Mark
>
> Whoa there Mark,
>
> I think you have mistepped badly right here.
>
> If your have a moral and ethical character, you will not claim the intellectual
> property of the many who came first.
>
> The discussion of BEAM patents often revolves around exactly this, and also
> the still unanswered question of what (leagally) ~is~ beam in the first place.
>
> Discussion threads on this list have consistantly shown that there is not a proper
> understanding of just what intellectual property rightfully belongs to whom, what
> (if any) is in the public domain, or even what legal protection actually exists.
>
> Look at the Popular Electronic photovore article. The list was jumping up and down
> about how Tilden should sue, but then we learn that Tilden did not originate the
> 1381 based SE. We are building myths here.
>
> As far as calling what is, and what is not off topic, I think you might try to be a
> bit more consistant in the future, in the interest of morals and honesty. Even if
> this thread has been discussed before, there may be new opinions and ideas. I dont
> think its appropriate to stomp the thread for this reason alone, after all, how
> many times have we discussed some SE or other BEAM circuit over and over again?
>


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7168 Sat, 30 Oct 1999 13:45:13 -0300 [alt-beam] Re: Time Capsules alt-beam@egroups.com michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle) I have a 20 year old small electric DC motor and it still works

Timothy Flytcher wrote:

> Ben,
> what about the magnets in the motors??? would the motors still run afte=
r ...
> say 30 years???
> >
> >I had an idea a couple of months ago regarding the possibilities of BE=
AM
> >technology.
> >
> >Simply put, it's a BEAM time capsule.
> >
>
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