On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:13:56 -0800, you wrote (with possible editing): > >Re. KXTDA at Low Low Prices on the web: > >Panasonic *is* cracking down, they are vigorously pursuing action >against at least one case of the type you've described. > >Offers to sell at "low low prices" via the web are de-facto fraudulent >because: > >1) Only certified dealers are allowed to sell KXTDA. > >2) Certified dealer contract forbids advertising of prices on web >sites. > >3) In the event someone tried (2) they would lose (1) and therefore be >unable to provide access to the firmware which is required in order for >the system to operate, and unable to provide any kind of warranty >support for the products.
Hmm, that's really interesting. I'm a user, not a dealer. I bought my stuff from Ablecom who, I believe is a licensed dealer AND advertises his prices on the web. They were able to provide support, although I got quite a bunch of it from folks here as well. (prices aren't particularly low, however). It's obvious you're not a lawyer, because if you were, you would know that some of the stuff you are saying constitutes "restraint of trade", which is federal stuff. I know this only because I spoke to our attorney in regard to similar Sony policies and found out that they are completely unenforceable. He advised us to buy elsewhere, we did, Sony knew about it and did nothing. Apparently, you can not agree to something which is deemed illegal. If you do, you can't be held to the provision - that's the reason they stick the separability clause in contracts, at least in NH. ...lots of stuff snipped -- Larry Mail may be sent to rapp at lmr dot com. Please use plain text only as html is filtered out as spam. _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
