>Howard, this is *almost* hilarious, they tried to sue you on something that >they stole from you?
I wouldn't go so far as to say "sue" or "stole." As far as I was concerned, the material was public domain. The lawyer demanded it be removed, but didn't actually threaten suit. Lots of nasty legal letters, when you are in the right, can be handled with a confident "prove your point and we'll take you seriously." > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Howard C. Berkowitz" >To: >Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:16 PM >Subject: Re: no flames -- please (about NDA) [7:37796] > > >> First, THANK YOU for the image of MIB's as non-SNMP. It has given me >> an occasional giggle since I read it, which was especially helpful in >> the emergency room last night (when you are cutting chain, do NOT >> have a finger between the handles of the bolt cutters). >> >> But this is one of the reasons I personally don't take the CCIE >> lab--there's no way to accuse me of disclosing a question I've never >> seen. That doesn't preclude me from having CCIE's, or at least >> people who have taken the lab, review scenarios before they go live, >> and being very open to feedback once they are public. >> >> I have dealt with Cisco lawyers in a publishing context, and they >> definitely can be annoying. Of course, in that context, one can push >> back with a knowledge of case law on intellectual property. One of >> their complaints was that I published a graphic that was in a Cisco >> course--which turned out to be something I originally wrote, on which >> Cisco had no IPR, and I put into the Cisco University seminar as >> labeled supplemental material. It was a good slide and propagated >> into several Cisco courses, which was the first place the lawyer saw >> it. >> >> >> >> >Hello, >> > >> > >> >Please, don't over-interpret this email. >> >I really would appreciate your opinion, >> >I am not trying to be sarcastic, assertive or whatever. >> > >> > >> >I blow my lab approximatelly 2 weeks ago. >> > >> >Since then, I have seen at least 3 or 4 questions taken >> >varbatim from my scenario, posted to this group. >> > >> >Because some of those question confused me, I would like >> >to discuss generic technology behind them on this forum. >> > >> >On the other hand, even participating in the thread started >> >as verbatim copy of original CCIE LAB makes me feel, well, >> >unconfortable, because I don't want to be accused of violation of NDA. >> >I don't want to be even remotly associated with such possible >> >accusition, by merely participating in those threads. >> > >> >But I still want to discuss with someone some issues, which >> >IMHO are at least not clear, (or to be frank -- CCO has contradictory >> >examples about them) without taking a risk of steping on the thin ice >> >of NDA violation. >> > >> >Also, as I can tell that at least 4 threads are about problems >> >taken verbatim from MY scenario, how many otheres threads are >> >verbatim copies of OTHER scenarios? >> > >> >I felt much more confortable and "free" to be active here before >> >my actual exam..... Should I look for those cool flashlights, >> >used by MIBs (not SNMP :-) to eradicate my memory about my scenario ? >> > >> >Any thoughts? >> > >> >Maybe someone from cisco will voice their opinon? >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Przemek >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> >Commercial lab list: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/commercial.html >> >Please discuss commercial lab solutions on this list. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=37810&t=37796 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
