Re: Brinks Home Security files Civil Suit against Jim Rojas & www.tech-man.com

["Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>However, this is Texas so be careful if when you show up you hear someone
>whisper, "Git a rope!"  :^)
Only if you're in an S & M bar.

"Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms> wrote in message
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>> The firmware is the large chip. The eprom chip is the small 8 pin chip
>> which contains all the programming information.
>>
>> Napco, Ademco, DSC, as well as many others generally use the same type of
>> configuration. As long as I don't screw around with the firmware chip,
>> there is no copyright infringment. The eprom on the other hand, has no
>> such copyright protection under the law.
>
> Erasing or over-writing the parameters in the EEPROM chip is not copyright
> infringement.  You can not copyright expressions like "30 seconds."  (it
> doesn't even include the word, "thirty")
>
> It's a nuisance lawsuit designed to intimidate.  They know they have no
> case.  However, this is Texas so be careful if when you show up you hear
> someone whisper, "Git a rope!"  :^)
>
>