[Heathkit] BAMA and Heathkit docs???

[rbethman]

Duane,

I learned about being picky AND choosy as to warranty cards regarding 
WHICH to send in AND which NOT to send in.

Almost 40 years ago my Wife, newly married for less than a year, worked 
for an organization that was ALREADY data mining the warranty cards.  
She spent her workday entering the "Black & Decker" grass trimmer cards 
into a computer system via punch cards.

Identity Theft is entirely something different.  I've been that path, 
AND it wasn't by ANY failure on my Wife's or Mine.  It was caused by a 
typographical error by a bank in Ohio whom transposed a couple of digits 
of a Social Security Number of one of their customers.

He went into debt, didn't pay bills, THEN a collection agency started 
calling me!  That took months to straighten out, even though it took 
only about five minutes for the collection agency to identify the error 
and make note that I was NOT the one they were after.  I had to file a 
criminal complaint, get a copy, write up all the pertinent information, 
have it notarized and sent a copy of what had become a "book" to THE bank.

My whole point is that while theft of property IS treated different that 
theft of "intellectual property rights".  In some number of the States 
of this country, I would have the right to shoot the crook IF said 
individual did so in my presence..

I have no beef with copyrights.  I simply stated that they were NOT 
enforced for quite some time.  This gentleman is going to have a 
difficult time putting the Genie BACK into the bottle.

Bob - N0DGN

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Does 'identity theft' cover such items as vanishing owners guides and 
> the five thousand warranty cards you 'forgot' to mail in? (LOL!)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
>
>> First, as soon as you "take" my car - it IS theft.  I do now, and 
>> have had title since the day I became owner.
>>
>> The manuals have been out there for Y-E-A-R-S, with NO ONE claiming 
>> ownership.
>>
>> So, do you have any YOU have downloaded Jim?
>>
>> I agree that the rights have been purchased.  The copyright is NOW 
>> being enforced.
>>
>> They are no longer freely downloadable.  Simple and clear.
>>
>> Moot point.
>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
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Bob - NØDGN