[TheForge] why are people be being required to pay obscene USD to download blacksmithing articles?

[Larry Brown]

If anyone needs something from the New Jersey Blacksmiths web site, contact 
me directly or through the web site

We don't have a copy of the speach

Larry Brown





At 06:59 PM 6/25/2012 -0500, you wrote:
>hello;
>
>i decided to search for the peter ross abana 1998 speech and the google
>search turned up a rather questionable site.
>
>i may actually have this speech squirreled away on a different computer
>that i can get to at the moment.
>
>took a look at:
>
>http://www.docstoc.com/docs/27976206/New-Jersey-Blacksmiths-Newsletter
>
>MABA Newsletter Index - January
>January 1998 to October 2009
>http://www.docstoc.com/Docs/Document-Detail-14.aspx?doc_id=35700868
>
>New Jersey Blacksmith Association Application Form
>http://www.docstoc.com/docs/107616050/New-Jersey-Blacksmith-Association
>
>i serious doubt all the above documents are in the public domain.
>
>i have serious issues with docstoc.com charging obscene membership fees
>just to download any of these documents.
>
><begin quote>
>Get access to:Premium Documents
>Select Your Plan
>12-Month Membership ($119.40 billed in full, once every twelve months) 
>$9.95/month was $28.50/month
>   3-Month Membership ($44.85  billed in full, once every three months) 
> $14.95/month was $42.95/month
>   Monthly Membership ($19.95  billed in full, once every 
> month)        $19.95/month was $56.95/month
><end   quote>
>
>i find this offensive to the original authors of the articles. to have
>their work hijacked by this site for an obscene membership fee.
>
>--
>terry l. ridder ><>
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