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Stagecraft Digest, Issue #453

 1. Re: Dichoric Sheets (High End Color Merge)...Patent Tangent
    by "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" <stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com>
 2. Re: Dimmers available
    by "Tony Puglielli" <Tpuglielli [at] MILWAUKEEREP.com>

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From: "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" <stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com>
Subject: RE: Dichoric Sheets (High End Color Merge)...Patent Tangent
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 08:36:17 -0400
In-Reply-To: <list-23583371 [at] prxy.net>
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> Vari*Lite owns beaucoup patents on the technology you're 
> talking about, not to mention other dichroic manufacturers.  
> [snip]
> I'm not saying you wouldn't be able to create something 
> similar that drops into a source-4, only that you'd have a 
> million-dollar legal battle on your hands.  Look at what's 
> happening on the LED front.

I agree with the intent of this warning.  But patents DO expire.  If
Vari*Lite did this 20 years ago, it's public domain now.

Also, technology improvements are allowed.  If the new product borrows from
Vari*Lite technology, but also introduces something new, a new patent can be
issued for the new product.  The Vari*Lite patent would be referenced as
prior art in the new application.  Patents are NOT supposed to stifle
progress.

The LED thing is pushing outside the intended protections of the patent
system.  Personally I remain optimistic that this particular dispute will
end up with the appropriate compromises.  But not until several parties have
been unfairly forced to spend a whole lot of cash on defence.

Jim
www.theatrewireless.com


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Subject: RE: Dimmers available
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 09:17:35 -0500
Message-ID: <1B8C3598EBB9C241BDC7E86AA1FB976107783B [at] srv2mx.milwaukeerep.com>
From: "Tony Puglielli" <Tpuglielli [at] MILWAUKEEREP.com>

Hi Bill,
	All of the colortran dimmers are DMX as well as the LMI touring
rack. I can sell five full colortran racks that require 400 amp service
installed or I can sell individual dimmer cards. For theLMI Touring rack
I am asking $5500. This rack is 96 -2.4k dmx dimmers  The dimmer cards
are $35 each. A rack with 96 - 2.4k dimmers, I am asking $5500
Purchaser needs to provide transport for every thing.=20
	I have had several inquiries about the LMI rack so it won't last
long. Thanks for the interest.

Tony Puglielli
Associate Technical Director
Electric & Sound Director
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
ph (414) 290-5394 fax (414) 224-9097 =20


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Nelson [mailto:billn [at] peak.org]=20
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:46 PM
To: Stagecraft
Subject: Re: Dimmers available


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>     We have just completed a lighting system upgrade in two of our
three
> theaters. I have many Colortran D192 - 2.4k dimmer cards and racks
> available to anyone that may want them.  I also have an LMI 96 dimmer
> touring rack and a pair of ETC Microvision light boards.  Contact me
off
> list and we can discuss cost and delivery.

Hi, Tony.

I know a community theatre that could use some of the dimmers if they
are
DMX.
The problem is that we are in Western Oregon, so shipping is likely to
be
expensive.

But give me some prices and a bit more information and I will talk to
the
Board of Directors.

Thanks
Bill


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