John

This is a well written letter, informative and well thought out. No emotion

and no personal attacks.

Had your posts to this list been more along these lines you may not have

created so many enemies.

Jerry Cotton, MCP

(252)466-4854 mailto:cottonjp@2mawcp.usmc.mil

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: John V. Petersen [mailto:John.V.Petersen@comcast.net]

> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:15 AM

> To: John@interactionlaw.com

> Cc: profox@leafe.com

> Subject: Commentary on your article: Microsoft Risks

> Copyright Impotence

>

>

> Mr. Mitchell..

>

> In your article entitled "Microsoft Risks Copyright Impotence",

> http://interactionlaw.com/interactionlaw/id12.html you cited a case. I

> would like to share some commentary with you.

>

> Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Reynolds, (911 F.2d 970) (1990)

>

> According to your article, this case stands for the proposition that

> copyright owner cannot enforce its copyright while at the same time,

> engaging in misuse. I agree that this is the holding of the case.

> However, it begs the question of what is defined as

> "copyright misuse".

> Based on the Lasercomb's facts, there was a software vendor