[FPSPACE] Another Boeing copyright infringement

[agzak at optonline.net]

Dear Mr. Davis:

Yes, we considered this scenario as well. However during our three-year discussion with Boeing in the attempt to settle the matter out of court, they failed to provide any contemporary evidence, such as e-mails or other exchanges, which confirm that they requested the map from Roskosmos and the agency did provide it. 

Also, it is policy of Roskosmos not to distribute scaled maps of their military facilities, including Baikonur, only schematics. Take a look for example at graphics on Roskosmos web site.

Finally, it had been several years since we informed Sea Launch that I am a copyright holder of the map, and even if it was provided by Roskosmos, they are essentially displaying stolen intellectual property. They still did not remove it from the site and did not provide a credit.

Anatoly Zak
http://www.russianspaceweb.com 





----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Davis <jimdavis2 at earthlink.net>
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:09 am
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Another Boeing copyright infringement
To: fpspace at friends-partners.org

> Mr. Zak,
> 
> Have you considered the possibility that Boeing's claim that they 
> got 
> the map from the Russian Space Agency's topographic division and 
> that 
> your claim that the map originates from your excellent web site are 
> not mutually exclusive?
> 
> Isn't it possible that Boeing made such a request and that someone 
> within RSA responded with a warmed over copy of your map? Isn't it 
> possible that Boeing has been acting entirely in good faith?
> 
> Now of course I don't know the truth of the matter but isn't such a 
> scenario completely consistent with the points you raised (quoted 
> below)?
> The ease of electronic copying surely expands the fields of 
> suspects 
> beyond Boeing.
> 
> Whatever the truth you have my sympathies.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Jim Davis
> 
> 
> >They rejected my request for a credit and corrections and instead 
> >made a completely ludicrous claim that they got the map from the 
> >Russian Space Agency's topographic division.
> >
> >Now, I need a reputable source, (an industry representative, a 
> >historian or a journalist) who could confirm following:
> >
> >-Russians would never give a foreign company a scaled map of their 
> >space facility,
> >
> >-Russians never published real (scaled) maps of Baikonur, but just 
> schematics,>
> >-All Russian military maps use completely different fonts, 
> >topographic signs and colors,
> >
> >-and the map of Baikonur on Sea Launch's web site is totally 
> >consistent with voluminous cartography work, which I've done over 
> the years.
>