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On May 12, 2005 at roughly 8:32AM, I recieved "Cease and Desist" letter from Texas Instruments, Inc.  Below is a copy of it.

UPDATE (June 1, 2005): I am still getting E-Mail requests for Cellsheet.  If you read the letter you know that I cannot do it any longer.  I'm sorry.  I don't want to piss off a multi-billion dollar corporation.
 
UPDATE (Sept 9, 2005): I am still recieving E-Mails from people wanting different apps.  I now have thousands of htem from the 83+ through V-200.  I even have apps for the 84+ and 89ti.  Just tell me SPECIFICALLY what you want and I'll send it to you.

UPDATE (October 28th, 2005) After Texas Instruments shut me down in May, I'm finaly getting my site back online. By the end of November '05 (hopefully), I'll be back online but only with "legal" apps this time. *cough cough* Screw TI! :-D

UPDATE (December 1th, 2005) Keep sending the e-mails.  I'm running behind my own schedual here.  With all the flash apps I have, about 2,550 and counting, it's taking time to do all the crap that needs to be done with them.  I could use some help if anyone is up to it. E-amil me at: kjs_2004 (at) yahoo (dot) com. (Damn E-mail scammers.)

May 12, 2005

 

Dear Sirs:

Texas Instruments Incorporated of Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. is the publisher, owner or authorized agent to distribute certain calculator software application. I, the undersigned Herbert W. Foster, am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner or agent, Texas Instruments Incorporated.

Certain calculator software applications are distributed commercially for purchase to be used with our calculators, through our website at education.ti.com.  Distribution without payment results in financial harm to Texas Instruments Incorporated and or the licensors of the calculator software application.

It has come to our attention that two of our calculator software applications (CellSheet and CalcuFin) are being offered for download from your site at:

Other Texas Instruments calculator software applications being offered for download from this site are distributed by Texas Instruments without charge, however distribution by anyone other than Texas Instruments is a violation of our copyright in those calculator software applications.

I am sending this notification of copyright infringement to you, the creator of this site and to the responsible agents at lycos-inc.com.

Loading our copyrighted calculator software applications from your site is an infringement of our copyright. Permitting people to copy our copyrighted calculator software applications from your site is another infringement. Each copy of our copyrighted calculator software applications made (downloaded) from your site is an additional infringement.

Please immediately remove, and disable all access to, all copies of our copyrighted calculator software applications from your site.

Please reply promptly, confirming that you have ceased both copying and distribution of our copyrighted calculator software applications, and that in the future you will not permit our copyrighted calculator software applications to be copied or distributed from your site.

I have a good faith belief that use of our copyrighted calculator software applications in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury I state that I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. You may contact me at the address, telephone number, or electronic mail address listed below.

Sincerely,

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Herbert W. Foster

Manager, Business Services

Educational & Productivity Solutions

Texas Instruments Incorporated

7800 Banner Drive M/S 3918

Dallas, TX 75251

USA

(972) 917-1522 / h-foster@ti.com
      

If you feel it is needed. Thanx may be sent to kjs_2004(at)yahoo(dot)com