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Bazza, I see you've met the neighbors.

Ok... I can believe that.

My Hero.
What a Guy.
To walk in this mans shadow gives you the shivers.

Ok Joe, I used to be an electronic engineer.
I designed many things.
You know full well we can not bull (@$%&#!) each other.

Say something intelligent.

Wouldn't do any good to hit the missile silos as they would all be empty so yep Montana would be a good place to be. You could get yourself an nice hole in ground to live in which is about 90' deep (I can't tell you exactly as I've signed a non-disclosure statement that still has about 50 years left before it expires). There would be lots of them up there, (again I can't say how many or where) But I know exactly where they are as I've been to them many times and they just don't go moving them because they feel like it.

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I like everyone when I first meet them. If you don't like me that's not my problem it's YOURS!
A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet

Any chance you guys could move all of this end-of-the-world crap to another thread so when Rodney comes back to give us an update he'll recognize his thread?

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Birdofsong

Sorry Bird....HEY how was VEGAS? or never mind hijack again.....

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I like everyone when I first meet them. If you don't like me that's not my problem it's YOURS!
A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet

I am so very happy to announce that my ordeal is now over !!!
My case will be dismissed....
I do want to say and be very clear about this,
Like I had stated before that even if I had only a 1% fault in this matter I will admit to it, in this case my fault was this:
I was contacted by APS and Associates in a prior email for which I thought it was not pertaining to me, because of this, I could have avoided any and all problems that may have occurred because of this between me, APS and subsequently Sound Choice.
If I would have simply filled out a request form stating that I was CDG based, none of this would have happened.
Plain and simple...
I obviously must take my words back in what I said about APS and sound choice and some may think they "GOT TO ME", let me assure you that between me and all the parties involved, that all was done to MY satisfaction....
So my suggestions to those of you who think you shouldn't at least fill out that basic form all this can be avoided.
My case may be very different than most others but at least this will be behind me know.
For those that have contacted or send complaints and or support of me during these times, thank you very much but ultimately it was up to me to clear this up.
Just to let eveyone know I am 100% cdg based as well as totally legit..
I was offered to be given a certification for my library by just seeing what I have posted of my CDG's but because of this whole ordeal, I asked to have my entire library scanned over and verified for several reasons.
1) To prove to everyone that all my disc are extremely legit.
2) To ensure that if I had any cdg stolen anytime in the future that I have a reference and an actual legitimate proof of what is indeed mine.
3) Insurance purposes, yes I have my stuff insured but this doubles my authenticity of my library from the manufacturers.

I know some may have wanted me to take this all the way....but to be extremely honest, the costs of my initial lawyer's fees and such are far too substancial to warrant me paying 1,000 of dollars for a simple principle of the matter.

Do I wish that there are other ways and/or means to settle this issue?
YES but I'm not the crash test dummy...sorry.

I do want to thank all those who came to my defense and/or attention in order top resolve this matter.

I understand that it may take a few days or maybe a week or two to completely clear all of this up but I am confident that all will be in the past soon.

Thank you all again..
Rodney
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I'm sure some of you may want to know details but it is as clear as I stated, all was a result of my mis-understanding what the original letter was about and my decison to not to respond thinking it was not for me...you may call or contact me here or privately if you so wish to

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Karaoke is supposed to be fun, if it isn't, then it's NOT KARAOKE.......

Rodney - I am VERY happy to hear that you are on your way to clearing this up. I have been contemplating just going to discs as a means of putting the "D" back in DJ and to avoid the whole 1-1 mapping thing. It really isn't all that much of a hassle to use discs compared to a digital setup.

To be clear, I would much rather be digital, but discs only seems to be the only real way to avoid conflict.

Still undecided.....

-Chris

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So their ENTIRE "crack-investigation" consisted of mailing a form?

It appears that there was no real investigation, no nothing. Rodney had NO OBLIGATION to answer their form..... no matter what it said.

Why am I not surprised...... again?



No, it apparently is NOT. Rodney is disc-based and they still sued him. If you use their product - disc or not - it appears they will sue you doesn't it?

So it also appears that even using their product ON DISC will bring legal trouble to you and your clubs.

What a crock.

Again, Chip takes it in his conspiracy induced mind to twist facts again. I hear they are looking for researchers on "Ancient Aliens". I'm sure you can twist things to make it appear that aliens have landed and are at Area 51.

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You can be strange but not a stranger

BTW Rodney congtrats on getting things straightened out. They weren't monsters afterall. Most problems usually are due to miscommunication.

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You can be strange but not a stranger

So tell me oh wise one, what exactly have I twisted?

Spell them out, don't just sit on your tush and make ridiculous accusations like usual.

Excuse me?

Exactly what did Rodney -- a DISC-BASED KJ -- have to "communicate?"

He bought the discs, has been using them in the manner in which they were marketed and sold (commercial use), SC apparently performed NO investigation --- at all -- and simply sued him because he did not respond?

He was under no obligation to respond or communicate anything, so don't act like he was. SC is not the government, they are not law enforcement, they are simply a vendor -- and that's it.

It's a case of sour grapes on your part since your "gods of karaoke" have apparently been caught (again) not doing their homework before filing a lawsuit against a perfectly legal KJ. And there have been cheerleaders that have stalked his facebook pages and reposted pictures, insinuated that he was a liar about his discs and even about his identity.

Real nice. And you don't think these are witch hunts?

Watch them now as they try to "soften" their accusations by claiming that he was "just a dolphin in the tuna net" or that some gross "error" or "confusion" occurred. And that's all pure BS.

Really nice.

Turn on your "twisty machine" timberlea - it'll be interesting seeing how you can attempt to defend them.

Well, as for the heaters, I have a bunch of low wattage (200 or less) heaters, as well as the stoves and more importantly, heat exchangers.

Don't know how much of my electronics and EMP will effect, as my "survival" electronics are pretty direct- analogue, no chips. I THINK they may be OK. Resistors, diodes, caps- simple electronics should remain unnaffected. PCs, Cells, TV, etc., are another story.

As for protecting my property.....um, good to go...

However, when one describes "living off the grid" it usually means more than no longer using public sevices such as utilities.

If one truly wishes to live off the grid, driving is out, using the banking system is out, earning anything but off-the-books-cash is out, credit cards are out.

If one wishes to include privacy, then even a landline is out, traveling on non-rural roads is out, as well as entering publicly used buildings ( thanks to signal light and other security cameras) is out, The use of a GPS (traceable when on) is out, Cell phones ( equally trackable when they are on) are out, even ( thanks to satellite survaillance) living on open property is out.

As for me: I'm just prepared for an emergency. I will live on the grid as long as it's convenient to do so.

TO Jerry: Who wanted to hear something kind of intelligent- I am the co-inventor of the AIM ( Automated Interlace Module) circuit. In it's original incarnation, it was used in the medical industry to enhance video of CAT, and PET scans. It has recently been revived to make it possible for older TV shows and movies to be shown in "HD" without the blurring that an SD broadcast would show on an HD channel. The way it works is that it is an interlace line multiplier ( Actually, it oscillates the lines to give the illusion of multiplication. It takes standard 625 lines of resolution and doubles/ redoubles these lines. Though it adds no extra video information, it fools the eyes - by "filling in" the spaces- into thinking they see higher resolution.

Rather than trying to re-shoot movies full of dead or aging actors, said movies are videotaped through the AIM module for an extremely cheap cost, and can then be shown on HD channels without the blurring that would show from an SD broadcast otherwise.

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"No Contests, No Divas, Just A Good Time!"

" Disc based and loving it..."

Well I am sure I am about to be impressed.
All you have to explain is the standard 625 lines.
America's standard is 525.

you are right in the fact that he could have fixed it by responding, but why should a person using original discs have to respond to anything?
i say you are driving a car that you stole form me. now prove to me you are not.
there is ne reason for you to do so, but by not responding, i can sue you.
that is the point.

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Its easy to say oh no big deal, its over, he just needed to fill out the form, yada, yada, yada....if it didn't happen to you.

The problem isn't that he didn't fill out the form, the problem is he should have never even been a target.

Did he incur any expenses during this?

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My statements, opinions and conclusions are based on my own personal experiences, observations, research and/or just my own $.02. I'm not a "cheerleader", but that doesn't make me a Pirate.

Plan 9 From Outer Space, please.

-Chris

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Exactly. He doesn't/didn't have to respond to anything. Once again it comes down to NO investigation and the mailing of a form is not a substitute.



It doesn't even need that. They can always file a lawsuit anytime for no reason (as they've done here it appears). The fact he ignored their form is no justification for suing so don't let HarringtonLaw or SC try to tell you otherwise. If you bought the car from the dealership and are minding your own business driving it, you have no obligation to respond to their "are you still driving the car you bought from us?" form they sent.

This is still America last time I checked and SC is still not the government.

They are lucky that he's letting them walk away. I wouldn't have been so nice. Especially since their cheerleaders have tarnished his reputation as quickly as they could and with no good reason or more importantly, FACTS to back up their actions. Nice work KJAthena and InsaneKJ...

Lovely piece of legal work going on here, HarringtonLaw must be proud of how far they've come and "learned to improve" their investigative techniques.

Notice how even timberlea hasn't been back because he's specializing in "drive-by trolling" (toss out a few insults my way and run away) and can't readily explain away the lack of investigation either. All talk and when it gets down to it, no backbone.