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<title>sane-devel: Minolta releases SCSI specs!</title>
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<h1>Minolta releases SCSI specs!</h1>
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<b>David Rose</b> (<a href="mailto:David.R.Rose@disney.com"><i>David.R.Rose@disney.com</i></a>)<br>
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<i>Tue, 21 Dec 1999 11:03:33 -0800 (PST)</i>
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I've been in communication with Minolta for well over a year regarding<br>
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the release of the SCSI programming specs for their scanners. Today<br>
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it looks like they finally came through.<br>
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I received an email today, that reads (in part):<br>
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<i>> We think we found a solution to help you. Minolta is, at last,</i><br>
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<i>> ready to disclose film scanner SCSI protocol specifications</i><br>
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<i>> for customers who requested such information free-of-charge</i><br>
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<i>> basis. SCSI protocol specifications for Dimage Scan Dual,</i><br>
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<i>> Dimage Scan Speed, Dimage Scan Elite and Dimage Scan</i><br>
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<i>> Multi are made available.</i><br>
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They will release the specs to me under NDA. It looks like a fairly<br>
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standard NDA to me (I'm not to show the specs to anyone or use them<br>
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for any purpose other than to write a driver, they don't guarantee<br>
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it's correct or promise to provide support, yadda yadda yadda).<br>
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However, it does have one clause that concerns me. It reads:<br>
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"The Receiving Party [the programmer] shall indemnify, hold harmless,<br>
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and defend the Disclosing Party [Minolta] from and against any claims,<br>
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liabilities, damages and suits, including reasonable attorney's fees,<br>
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that arise or are related to any program created under this<br>
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Declaration."<br>
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It's the bit about defending Minolta that troubles me. This seems to<br>
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suggest that if someone cooks their scanner using my driver and sues<br>
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Minolta about it, I'm responsible for Minolta's legal fees. While I<br>
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suppose that's only fair, it's troubling, since naturally I don't have<br>
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money to spare for Minolta's laywers. Have any other people<br>
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experienced or had to deal with similar clauses in NDA's with other<br>
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companies?<br>
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David<br>
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