Re: IPIX against Panorama_Tools

["Mitchell P. Warner" <indepth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

List,   

	If needed, perhaps a defense fund for Helmut would be appropriate?



At 10:22 PM 4/8/99 +0200, you wrote:
>I have closed the Panorama Tools site
>temporarily because of threats from IPIX corporation.
>
>Since there isn't anything illegal at my site,
>they invented something: Copyright infringement.
>They claim one of my panoramic images was copied 
>from their site.
>
>All my images were made by myself with my own
>equipment at original locations. The image
>in question (Grand Canyon) even shows me.
>But they expect me to demonstrate this to 
>a british court which is of course an obvious
>choice for a US-company suing a german site.
>
>I don't think they can really hurt me, but
>it is certainly goodbye to Panorama Tools
>for a while.
>
>Helmut Dersch
>
>
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