I think the *big* point here is that they didn't even change the names!
They still have the agreement saying Hugh's company and personal name as the
responsible RSP in the agreements.
I'm sure we all just copied and pasted these agreements to our sites, but we
at least modified who the RSP listed is.
-Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loren Stocker" <loren@800.net>
To: "Hugh Blair" <hblair@hotfootmail.com>; "opensrs discuss"
<discuss-list@opensrs.org>
Cc: <info@tele-base.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [RSP site rip off]
> Hi Hugh,
>
> I'm a bit confused by your post. Did someone copy you site or agreement?
If
> it's the site, you've been wronged and should demand that they create
their
> own -- without using your copyrighted materials (you did say "copyright,
2002,
> blah, blah, blah???).
>
> As to agreements, I'm told by a lawyer friend that -- by law -- copyright
> protection is prohibited. This make some sense, doesn't it? Otherwise, the
> first 100 lawyers to write agreements would "own" all the words; there
> wouldn't be any left to make a deal!
>
> Best Regards, Loren
>
>
> "Hugh Blair" <hblair@hotfootmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings fellow RSPs,
>
> I have a question. What should be done about/to a fellow RSP
> that rips pages off your site? Here's documentation of one
> RSP - http://opensrs.tele-base.net that just that.
>
> What's really amazing about this is that they didn't really
> need to do this. All they had to do was get these agreements
> from the OpenSRS site and make the same changes that I and all
> of you have made.
>
> Of course, like me, you folks have probably cleaned up some of
> the HTML, but to rip that off another RSP's site is a really
> an act of stupidity.
>
> I'm "WholeSaleNics.net". Look at the pages they ripped off
> my site:
>
> .COM/.ORG/.NET Registration Agreement
> http://opensrs.tele-base.net/agreement_us.html
>
> .CA Canadian Registration Agreement
> http://opensrs.tele-base.net/agreement_ca.html
>
> .CC Registration Agreement
> http://opensrs.tele-base.net/agreement_cc.html
>
> .TV Registration Agreement
> http://opensrs.tele-base.net/agreement_tv.html
>
> They're just too lazy to get their own 'virgin' copies and
> make appropriate changes. No, they have to steal from a
> fellow RSP site. That indicates a real lack of integrity.
>
> Tele-Base Inc.
> 3837 Acorn Green Circle
> Garland, Texas 75043
> Local Phone: 972-203-1081
> Toll Free #:1-877-203-1081
> Fax: 214-853-5459
> Email: info@tele-base.net
>
> I DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF THESE PAGES.
>
> Unless they plan on sending me all their registration revenue.
> If that's the case, then nevermind. I'll expect the checks to
> start rolling in real soon.
>
> --
> Hugh
> hblair@wholesalenics.net
>
>
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