Paintballers organizing against Smart Parts

[Notorious Pot]

If the authors of all the anti Smart Parts posts across all the message boards I've been reading got organized and spoke with a collective voice they could have a HUGE impact.

Join now and pass it on:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thefifthmarker

[LaW]

They will make no impact, have fun trying though welcome to AO

[jayloo]

First, welcome to AO.

Second, sounds good, Ill check it out.

[Patron God of Pirates]

I'm in.

Outside of a boycot, what legally can be done?

How about a class action lawsuite against SP on the basis of false advertizing (accuracy). It's easy to prove. Think of the thousands in lost tourny prizes after gaining no accuarcy benifit from the shocker/AA/Freak... Plus all the field fees, pain and suffering, etc.

Sounds absurd, then again so does a patent on all electronic paintball markers.

If they do enforce this patent accross the board, wont they be in violation of anti-trust laws?

[Butterfingers]

big government dosent give 2 craps about small business... they have bigger fish to fry.

[Butterfingers]

Originally posted by LaW
They will make no impact, have fun trying though welcome to AO

Just like when you vote it will have no impact right?

You get enough people to think the way you do you will see an effect. Happened with NAM in the late 60's

What smart parts did violated a core human value...

If I can quote Glenn Palmer

"Greed= Bad JUJU"

[LaW]

Originally posted by Butterfingers


Just like when you vote it will have no impact right?

You get enough people to think the way you do you will see an effect. Happened with NAM in the late 60's

What smart parts did violated a core human value...

If I can quote Glenn Palmer

"Greed= Bad JUJU"

[LudavicoSoldier]

Well, if things keep going as they are, everyone is going to be affected. Not just the ICD, AKA, or AGD heads. SP is pissing ALOT of people off by effectively stopping the Excal/Viking from being made. If they keep going and continue attacking companies who have a large, loyal fanbase, I can't see it being all that good for business. I mean, sure, they will still sell markers to the SP faithful, but I don't think that many educated pballers like the idea of not having a choice of several high quality electros. Noobs aside and all.

[bunkermaster10]

Scarface

I hope SP turns out like Scarface and they will want to own the world. And guess what happened to him, he DIED!



DIE SP DIE!!!!

[Crimson_Turkey]

If somebody would cite the Navy's patent (US003695246) as previous art we could have them bagged. This patent clearly states that the pellet marking device used is activated electronically. The patent also covers an rediculously large feed system and ACE. Dated 1971. Athough the patent has expired it is still previous art and could still be used as a weapon against Smart Parts in court.

What we need is a lawyer.

[LudavicoSoldier]

What we need is a shotgun posse, a few hearses, THEN a lawyer.

[LudavicoSoldier]

Additionally, where (what state) was the ICD case tried? PA? I can't help but think that SP has an insider somewhere.

[Miscue]

Originally posted by Crimson_Turkey
If somebody would cite the Navy's patent () as previous art we could have them bagged. This patent clearly states that the pellet marking device used is activated electronically. The patent also covers an rediculously large feed system and ACE. Dated 1971. Athough the patent has expired it is still previous art and could still be used as a weapon against Smart Parts in court.

What we need is a lawyer.

Court is very costly - it would be more expensive to win in court than to not fight and settle.

[chairman_mao]

Originally posted by Miscue


Court is very costly - it would be more expensive to win in court than to not fight and settle.

This may be true but if there were a conglomerate of companies splitting legal costs in order to squash this "problem" and get back to furthing paintball it may be worth it in the end. Just my opinion.

[Crimson_Turkey]

For a singel company, yes Miscue, you are right.

We need a premptive strike! If just a few companies who want o keep making markers got together which would be cheaper: chipping in to take them down, or each one paying seperate royalties and lump sums. The former.

And honestly I don't care, I will do as much as I can to take SP down, even if it is money out of my pocket.

I bet ICD and AKA would chip in to take them down. ANd there are more out there who might just be fearing them enough to do it. What about WDP, they have the money and power to fight SP, will they help?