[Coco] Done

[Paul E. Jones]

James,

With all of this discussion, I might have missed the "why" here, but why
would Michael be sued if he had a legal agreement in place to do what he set
out to do?  He did say the agreement survived Lonnie's death, too.  What am
I missing?

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of jdaggett at gate.net
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 10:35 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Done
> 
> On 16 Aug 2008 at 7:49, Boisy G. Pitre wrote:
> 
> > Absolutely pathetic.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Boisy G. Pitre
> 
> Do you have deep enough pockets to take on any potential lawsuit?
> 
> Even if the probablility is one in a million, could you afford a law
> suit in the
> future years?
> 
> That is the potential that Micheal faces. Yes the possibility of a law
> suit is
> very very slim.  If you have never been sued before, legal costs can
> mount
> up is a hurry. A few letters, ,research into copyright law and filing a
> court
> date can quickly add up to over $10,000.
> 
> 
> just my opinion
> 
> james
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> >
> > On Aug 15, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Michael Harwood wrote:
> >
> > > When I made my agreement with Lonnie it was expressly stated that
> it
> > >  was non-transferable.  This is to say that anyone who wished to
> > > have the  same sort of deal if I decided to quit would have to
> > > negotiate it  separately. The only reason I have not relinquished
> my
> > > agreement with Lonnie´s  heirs was due to a fear that they would
> not
> > > re-negotiate a deal and that we  would have at least a month to
> > > legally sell the DVD´s in the case of a "cease and desist" type
> > > action.  After the recent firestorm I have decided that  I will no
> > > longer participate in this process at all.  I plan to send my
> > > cancellation to the estate with a registered letter and wash my
> > > hands of this entire process.  This will be the last missive you
> > > will have to  bear from me on this list - I will be removing myself
> > > this evening and  will no longer answer any queries in regards to
> > > this project.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Michael Harwood
> > >
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