[Amps] email the Agilent lawyer .... no manuals on BAMA

[Will Matney]

John,

My letter to Agilent;

Hello,

I am writing about the letter you wrote to BAMA who hosts FREE technical literature, schematics, and manuals for test equipment, for anyone who needs them. I think that what was done, was the most under-handed thing I have ever seen any company do! Your company does not even supply those any more. The only thing I can think is that Agilent is so hard up, they would rather people throw away their old usable equipment and buy new. I at one time had great respect for the HP/Agilent equipment. However, when time comes to buy new again, I highly doubt it will be from your company. I use expensive test equipment here to service amateur radio equipment, and to test our magnetic components I manufacture. I can assure you that over this very stunt, I will buy elsewhere. The letter your wrote, is now all over the internet, and rightly so. The damage you have done to your own self, buy doing this, was well deserved. I do hope someone else will host these where U.S. copyright law does not extend. Matter of fact, I do know where, and if possible, I will ask that they be hosted. I would think that someone practicing law, would have better use of their time than harassing ones who help others.

Sincerely,

Will Matney, owner
Amateur Transformer & Supply

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On 4/25/05 at 1:30 PM John Darwin Powers wrote:

>On the enclosed .pdf file you will see the email address of the lawyer 
>who wrote the letter to BAMA.  Feel free to write him to let him know 
>how you feel about Agilent's decision to enforce the copyright law on 
>manuals related to equipment they have no interest in dealing with 
>anymore.  His email is jim_simon at agilent.com.
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