X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:34:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from raven.ravenwebhosting.com ([72.9.254.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTPS id 4644257 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:04:16 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=72.9.254.67; envelope-from=paul@tbm700.com Received: from 111-57.202-68.tampabay.res.rr.com ([68.202.57.111]:64707 helo=[192.168.1.102]) by raven.ravenwebhosting.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PTLvM-0006Tb-0G for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:03:44 -0500 From: paul miller Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-697207042 Subject: Re: [LML] Runwayfinder X-Original-Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:03:39 -0700 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <6EB54DB8-CD43-47E4-93A2-B74E6DA3F798@tbm700.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - raven.ravenwebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tbm700.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail-1-697207042 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I'm not sure I understand your argument Jon. FlightPrep has a patent. = Stenbock & Everson probably spent a lot on the technology or at least = was first to file. Someone delivers a low cost equivalent without a = license. A dispute arises. It happens every day. Technology needs = to be protected just like all other inventions. If you disagree, you = have to go to court or get a license or do something else. I cannot = duplicate Jepp's plates nor AOPA's articles. I can't copy ASA's flight = training programs nor FlighPrep's data. Every one of those companies = no doubt has sent nastygrams claiming infringement to protect their = investment and source of revenue yet they flourish and continue to be = supported. I don't understand the retaliation issue you have with S&E = except perhaps the publicity over using brute force against an = individual. Copy some Jepp plates without permission and this story = pales in comparison. Paul Legacy N357V=20 On 2010-12-16, at 12:01 PM, Jon Socolof wrote: > Is anyone else disturbed by the activities of FlightPrep against = Runwayfinder.com, a little free online flight planner? They also went = after Jepp/AOPA and other flight planners. The Van=92s community is = following pretty closely. I for one, will never purchase from any = Stenbock and Everson company including Flightprep, ASA, etc. I hope the = Lancair community will support the Van=92s community in this one. > =20 > Jon > Legacy N332E > =20 --Apple-Mail-1-697207042 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 I'm = not sure I understand your argument Jon. FlightPrep has a patent. = Stenbock & Everson probably spent a lot on the technology or = at least was first to file. Someone delivers a low cost = equivalent without a license. A dispute arises. It = happens every day. Technology needs to be protected just like all = other inventions. If you disagree, you have to go to court or get = a license or do something else. I cannot duplicate Jepp's plates = nor AOPA's articles. I can't copy ASA's flight training programs nor = FlighPrep's data. Every one of those companies no doubt has sent = nastygrams claiming infringement to protect their investment and source = of revenue yet they flourish and continue to be supported. I = don't understand the retaliation issue you have with S&E except = perhaps the publicity over using brute force against an individual. = Copy some Jepp plates without permission and this story pales in = comparison.

Paul

Legacy = N357V

On 2010-12-16, at 12:01 PM, Jon Socolof = wrote:

Is anyone else disturbed by = the activities of FlightPrep against Runwayfinder.com, a little free online flight planner? = They also went after Jepp/AOPA and other flight planners. The Van=92s = community is following pretty closely. I for one, will never = purchase from any Stenbock and Everson company including Flightprep, = ASA, etc. I hope the Lancair community will support the Van=92s = community in this one.

Legacy N332E