I want to make it clear that if a settlement is reached I for one will sincerely thank Freedom Scientific for this as frankly, this really is the best thing for everyone concerned. -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darrell Shandrow Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:05 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek Corporation Hi Adrian, The only thing that is public knowledge thus far is the initial complaint, which would quite likely remain inaccessible to this day were it not for the work put into conversion and reformatting. In some cases, it is important to get a grass-roots advocacy effort started early. Sometimes, that happens before *all* the information we would like to know has become available. I am quite confident that, no matter what comes out later, a petition to simply ask FS to stop the action they are taking will remain relevant. Darrell Shandrow - Accessibility Evangelist Visit http://www.SaveSerotek.org and ask Freedom Scientific to stop suing! Information should be accessible to us without need of translation by another person. Blind Access Journal blog and podcast: http://www.blindaccessjournal.com Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 8:28 PM Subject: Re: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek Corporation Hi, Karl. I'm afraid this question is a distraction. FS registered its name as a trademark effective 2001. If Serotek can show it also registered "Freedom Box" as a trademark, that would be a defense. It's yet another area where Darrell and Jeff can provide us with no information. Names are crucial, hence the importance attached to trademarks. We ought to respect FS's determination to protect its name. See Yardbird's message earlier this evening to understand why. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Smith" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> I may be wrong but I seem to remember Freedom Box existing long before FS. I think it was around during the Henter Joyce days. Anyone else remember this? Karl -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx