What happened was: I was flying through the trees trying to capture a flying pig
when I let out this really great Tarzan yell; you know: "AI-E-AI-E-I-O".
Well, next day I had a note from Tarzan saying that the yell was copywrited and
couldn't be used without written permission. An application was enclosed.
Naturally, I apologised profusely. Tarzan said he would forgive me and not sue if
I would buy his book: "Surfing the Web With Monkeys".
I bought the book. It has a lot of good tips.
        Q Man

Patty Jansen wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would define a fraud as something somebody has done (and does repeatedly)
> fully realising and being aware of any possible implications of the fact
> that the activity breaks a law.
>
> Bravo, Avril. You did what George should have done himself, just E-mail the
> fellow and ask him why he got the images and if he knew this was against
> the law.
>
> What David did was stupid, but hardly a fraud. After all, I doubt he'll
> ever done it again. Have we all become so bitter and set in our ways that
> we have forgotten the stupid things we did ourselves when we were
> unexperienced?
>
> As Avril said, there is usually a reason for everything, so it usually pays
> to just go to the source of the problem and ask as politely as you can when
> you're fuming out the ears. I am sure he would have apologised personally
> to George. Some of the people who I have come in contact with in a similar
> fashion are now my best customers. They were unexperienced shellers and net
> users and copied material because they needed some guidance. Their
> ignorance got them into trouble, but they meant well. I deal with 1000's of
> people around the world. There are very, very few I would genuinely not trust.
>
> Keep your lawyers at home. Litigous minds are destroying everyting that was
> ever fun in life. Solving the problem yourself is much more satisfying,
> cheaper and better for your health.
>
> Patty
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