Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The patent is public, and is issued to protect against a non-patent holder marketing; it does not entitle an absolute right to make money. In this case, the patent is merely a formula of freely obtainable ingredients mixed in ratio. Photographers' Formulary makes a living out of offering their versions of others' products. In this case, I believe the legal and moral aspects are the same. Allan On Sunday, February 17, 2002, at 11:54 PM, John Collier wrote: > Are there any legal/moral issues we might be missing here? If I > suggested we > could just photocopy my Ted Grant book, rather than you buying your own > copy > from Ted, I hope someone on the list would hit me over the head with > whatever might be handy. > > If you cannot but Xtol in jugs (I did not know you could buy it ready > mixed) > then buy the powder and mix it up yourself. If your local store does not > carry Xtol, and you are unable to persuade them to order it, then get it > mail order. > > John Collier > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html