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Re: *Tesla list survey form is ready*
From: D.C. Cox[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 1997 3:10 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: *Tesla list survey form is ready*
to: Alfred
"Appropriate disclaimers" are close to useless with regard to tort laws.
They do offer some protections but if a lawyer can prove the list owner
"negligent" in any form or manner, then the disclaimer is of no value. You
mention of of a requirement for a list membership with proof of age is a
good one. Also parents should sign a complete disclaimer and agree to the
conditions of "dangerous high voltage transformers" and other such
conditions as listed. The legal guardian's signature would provide most of
the relief. The worst case that can occur is -- the kid is fried, the
insurance company pays, and guess who they go after -- and, gee, they
didn't sign any waivers or disclaimers so they are free to pursue you even
if your disclaimer/waiver was a valid contract between you the the
"fryee's" parents. Even if you are not even close to being negligent in
any manner or form you will have to fork out $5000 or more to defend your
innocence.
Not trying to be extremely negative here, but just don't want to see some
Tesla List member who is trying to do good and be helpful to the young
builders, get into a lot of legal hassles and end up spending a lot of
pocket money to prove he didn't do anything wrong. The system is bad to
say the least and tort lawyers keep it that way.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: *Tesla list survey form is ready*
> Date: Saturday, November 29, 1997 7:42 PM
>
>
> From: Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 1997 5:17 AM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: *Tesla list survey form is ready*
>
> On Friday, November 28, 1997 12:20 PM D.C. Cox
> [SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net] wrote;
>
> > To: Bert
> >
> > A comprehensive Tesla coil survey is a great idea and the members of
the
> > Tesla List will be able to use this data to assist in design,
construction,
> > and trouble-shooting of Tesla oscillators. Taking this information,
> > forming a database, and presenting it to the general public might
present
> > some problems down the road. Example, a young coil builder uses your
> > information from the database to construct a coil and somehow gets
ahold of
> > a pole transformer to power the unit. He gets fried. His parents get
paid
> > by their insurance company for the "loss". Now, guess who the
insurance
> > company sues for a cool million $$$ or more?
>
> If an appropriate disclamer was included in the begining of the list one
> could not be easily held responciple for someone's mis-use of the
> information. Another way to deal with the problem would be to put the
data
> on a site that requires you to be a member of this list before you can
> access the data and then require any individual under 18 to get their
> parrents or a teachers recomendation before allowing them to join the
list.
>
> Sincerely
>
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