Re: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek Corporation

  • From: "Frank DeWeese" <deweese78@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 19:13:15 -0400

Frankly, Scarlet, I don't give a dam.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ramsey" <stephnjohnny211@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek Corporation


Hello Gary,
I live in Florida and do remember something about DBS testing new products. As we know, much of FS revenue comes from vocational-rehabilitation agencies
and that might be part of the reason for this suit.
Take care,
John

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gary King
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:29 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek
Corporation


Ted,

Actually, Freedom Scientific was formed in April of 2000, and Serotek was
founded in November of 2001, according to their Web pages.  However, FS
didn't seem too interested in them until recently.  Maybe FS got a little
nervous when Serotek invaded their home turf.  In February of this year,
Serotek announced that the Florida Division of Blind Services was testing
their remote access solutions.  Maybe Yardbird's comment about the big dog
marking its territory wasn't too far off the mark.

Gary King
w4wkz@xxxxxxxx

----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)" <Ted.Lisle@xxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 7:44 AM
Subject: RE: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek

Corporation


And I'll bet the other company was already around when the
conglomerate chose its present name.  That's almost as dumb as Nextel
trying to take a patent on the phrase "push to talk."  CB'ers, hams,
and users of virtually every other public and private radio service
are still guffawing about that one, as the phrase is just about as old
as the microphone.

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 7:07 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against
Serotek Corporation


The other company, Serotek, have long made a rival screen reader,
Freedom Box:

http://www.freedombox.info/

The text of Freedom Scientific's complaint has been made available at:

http://www.shandrow.com/fs_vs_serotek_complaint.txt

Basically, they're claiming that the word "Freedom" in "Freedom Box"
could lead people to believe the product is created by Freedom
Scientific.

--
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis

John Ramsey wrote:
What is the lawsuit about? I have no idea who this other company is
or
what
they provide, so I am totally lost.
Take care,
John

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of Darrell Shandrow
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 5:20 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; jfw-employment@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against
Serotek
Corporation


Freedom Scientific, Inc. Asked to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek
Corporation



An online petition is being circulated to everyone in the assistive
technology industry and the blind community for the purpose of
collecting
signatures showing support for the concept that Freedom Scientific,
Inc.
should cease their lawsuit against Serotek Corporation.



May 20, 2007 -- We at the Blind Access Journal call upon everyone in
the
assistive technology industry and the blind community to sign the
Save Serotek Petition found at http://www.saveserotek.org asking
Freedom Scientific, Inc. to cease their trademark infringement
lawsuit against Serotek Corporation. After allowing sufficient time
to collect a
significant
number of signatures, the signed petition will be sent, via certified
mail,
to the Board of Directors of Freedom Scientific, Inc. We invite
redistribution of this press release to all interested parties, post
it on
blogs, discuss it on podcasts and insure its wide distribution to all
independent and mainstream media outlets. E-mail, MSN Windows Live
Messenger, Skype and telephone queries are welcome from all
interested
in
this vital effort. We thank you in advance for your support.



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



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