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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (6196)	12/11/2002 1:52:22 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Respond to of 6516

For the person who sent me the link to the contract between Softie and Gemstar, Thans! I tried twice to reply by e-mail to you but it was returned both times. About those Yahoo rowdies, be careful out there. :) --Mike Buckley

To: Mike Buckley who wrote (6196)	12/11/2002 2:51:00 PM
From: 100cfm	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6516

Mike, The article certainly implies that Softie is replacing GMST's IPG with their own and with no intentions of paying royalties. The one thing that I feared most with losing the legal suits was the validity of existing contracts going forward. I bet Softie feels they are no longer obligated to pay royalties on a contract based on undefendable patents. If anybody has a clear understanding of the status of existing contracts going forward I would like to hear it. Going a little further back, Murdoch's crew is trying to do what I suspected them to do, ie; get rid of the money losers. I would love to see them sell off ebooks & skymall and use that money to pay down debt. Being debt free will go a long way to restablishing some credibility.