license agreement, extortion same thing in this case. You call it what you want. I'll call it what i want. To me its EXTORTION. And yes I know what the big words mean little man.
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I think you will find DB is right on this one, and it is cnjecture as noone in the industry is talking... this SP thing has been coming, and people have been ducking.
Dye owns the spool valve theory, no doubt on that one or the rights to it or whatever. The Shocker needs it - I think you will find there is a pretty good agreement between Dye and SP and it likely involved very little money changing hands.
SP needs NPS to distribute, maybe not needs but its handy to have them. I would bet there is a simple agreement there as well.
I also recall TK mentioning at one point offering to help with the Shocker in exchange for a liscensing agreeemtn and being turned down - I think that SP got a lot of "nice" deals out of it that involved little money."Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not" - Dr SuessComment
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LOL!! LMFAO!! PMI thought it would be years before it went through court and got around to them, they never took it seriously.
And the SP machine marches on! Not many peeps left...
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People whine and cry about getting paintball in the "mainstream" as if that's an actual goal to accomplish or something, like it has any real meaning. Suddenly it approaches that territory.
Yet then people whine and cry when they failed to realize the territory that came with the mainstream popularity.
Never ceases to amaze me w/ some people. Can't have best of both worlds, and now it's too late to turn back. Oh well.
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you know jest for the heck of it i would love to see smarts parts crash!!
jest see them on the news when the news says " smart parts a major paintball company crashed"!! and if it did mabey agd will start making more x mags!!
"Let them eat war [x2]
~my e-mag~
~ule frame~
~ule rail~
~x-valve~
~3.2 software~
~polished no-rise body~
~black 10" freak kit~
~smoke halo b~
~Fl05283 68 3000 flatline~
That's how to ration the poor
Let them eat war [x2]
There's an urgent need to feed"Comment
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Originally posted by vonort
I'll call it what it is, you call it your fairy tale thing, mmk?SwallowBleach: It's good for you.
www.seckspb.com: for all your third party needs
Where have all the scooters gone? -BobTheCowComment
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what most here are not seeing is that it doesnt matter if smart parts goes out of business or not, the patents will still belong to somebody and they will enforce the patents untill they run out. If I am not mistaken, they run about 17 years before they are not valid. So, for the duration of the patent life, somebody will be collecting money off of every electro gun covered by the patent.. It just happents to be Smart Parts, could just as easily be Dirk Diggler.WOW, sigs. Havent seen these in a while here on AO.Comment
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**Butthead voice** uuhhh..hhhuuuhhh...Tom said peeps...Originally posted by AGDComment
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Originally posted by teufelhunden
You can stay in denial land all you want. What I know is if you color and apple orange its still an apple. If you wrap extortion into a "licensing agreement" its still EXTORTION.Proud supporter of the SP BoycottComment
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Does anyone think this is ever going to end until they win?- AGD "Yea well our intention is to
take over the world....one country at a time..... :)" - Rt Pro X Valved Warp fed My Rtp
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US Patents don't apply in the UK
Thats why AGD Europe Division is still selling E's and X Mags
Gun: AGD eMag with LvL10
Cars: 1991 Lexus LS400. 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda 440-4, Auto, 1 of 816. 1970 Dodge Challenger 318 S/E, soon to be a 440-6 with a 5 speed, and painted Sublime greenComment
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^ahhh Shut Up
Manike-It's still early days. One thing for sure is that the future is going to be interesting, and we intend to be a BIG part of it.Comment
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Originally posted by vonort
Right. Extortion is me holding a gun to your head saying I'm gonna paint the walls with your brain if you don't sign. This is not that.SwallowBleach: It's good for you.
www.seckspb.com: for all your third party needs
Where have all the scooters gone? -BobTheCowComment
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No, that's only one interpretation of the word. SP could be extorting, but we do not have enough evidence to prove it either way.
Extortion:
The act or an instance of extorting.
Illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property, funds, or patronage.
An excessive or exorbitant charge.
Something extorted.Comment
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well its going main stream w /companys like k2 getting in the picture sp is trying to protect its investments ***** and complain all you want but hay thats how the business world works. it may suck for a little while but this will spur "innovation" other techo-geeks will find new ways of doing the same stuff and the industry will grow because of it look at the deadlywind.Comment
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