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Subject: 
Re: someone in the club tonight has stolen my ideas...
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Date: 
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 02:05:03 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
In lugnet.build.mecha, Joel Kuester writes:
http://xbot.homepage.com/Mutantrons.html
I was never contacted for permission, and so I assume no one else was.

I'm not entirely sure that it's a spoof.  (Okay, I *am* sure it isn't, but
still...)  Check out how fast Rodimustron can scoot -- a whopping
9,99999999999999999 m.p.h.!  If you're getting that close to 10, but *still*
can't quite reach it, then those extra 9's really matter...

Cheers,
- jsproat

right, I do understand that this site doesn't seem to be seriously "claiming"
these works, and there is a parody style to it that I find amusing, but I feel
that since it not clearly stating that he didn't make those designs, it is
stealing.  I wouldn't object to having one of my models on a satire webpage,
but I want to be asked permission first, and at least get credit for the work
I put into building the model.

cheers!
Joel Kuester
http://minispy.tripod.com



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(...) Sorry, that post was just my attempt at dry humor. I don't deny that what this kid is doing is illegal and unethical; please see my message at (URL) for my real view on this issue. Perhaps if I had said somthing like, "I am 99,999...999% sure (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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(...) I'm not entirely sure that it's a spoof. (Okay, I *am* sure it isn't, but still...) Check out how fast Rodimustron can scoot -- a whopping 9,999...999 m.p.h.! If you're getting that close to 10, but *still* can't quite reach it, then those (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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