Jim, Angus's design is highly-functional, attractive, and elegant. For
these reasons, it clearly wasn't lifted from FI. The court finds in
favor of the defendant.

Next case, please.

--
Hizzoner Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 07/31/2014 08:27 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> So, you've been flying a picture-taking drone over Felder Industries? I
> smell an intellectual property lawsuit...
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:21 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's pretty much all Alistair's fault. If you follow his blog you know
>> what I mean - all these nifty little parts carefully crafted out of
>> stainless steel adorning his Syncro. His cooling system pH adjusted and
>> electrolytically neutralized to prevent stray electrons from damaging the
>> framus. I've come to realize that my syncro represents the antithesis of
>> that approach.
>>
>> So a while back I was putting together an engine to install in it and
>> decided that I really needed to start scraping the rust and grime off
>> things and see if I couldn't make it look nice, as well as function. Here's
>> the result before it went into the syncro -
>>
>> http://birdworks.tumblr.com/post/92103590505
>>
>> Next, I looked around and couldn't find a single item made of stainless
>> steel on my entire vehicle. Lacking an endless stock of stainless in the
>> shop, along with the machining capabilities to do anything with it, I was
>> left with only one option - order a part from GoWesty.
>>
>> Not that I really needed a part of course; the part I selected was still
>> functioning just fine. I just needed some stainless steel.
>>
>> Back in 1999, according to my records, the plastic coolant distribution
>> piece disintegrated after 13 years of service in my syncro. Being cheap and
>> not willing to be stranded waiting for a part, I went to a nearby hardware
>> store and assembled my own with about twenty minutes work in the plumbing
>> department. Consisting of cast iron, steel, brass, copper, nylon and
>> teflon, it may not impress the coolant system purists, but it did work fine
>> for 15 years. Maybe I'll keep it as a spare.
>>
>> http://birdworks.tumblr.com/post/93405664090
>>
>>
>> Angus
>>