28 Feb
2013
28 Feb
'13
10:35 a.m.
Chicago Lock v. Fanberg is the case I was telling you about last night,
J.D. - http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17605115413487325945.
Author of lock-picking manuals gets sued by the manufacturer of the
locks. Chicago Lock loses on its trade secret misappropriation claim.
Here's an excerpt from the facts of the case -
Appellant Victor Fanberg, the son of locksmith Morris Fanberg and a
locksmith in his own right, has published a number of locksmith
manuals for conventional locks. Realizing that no compilation had
been made of tubular lock key codes, in 1975 Fanberg advertised in a
locksmith journal,/Locksmith Ledger,/requesting that individual
locksmiths transmit to him serial number-key code correlations in
their possession in exchange for a copy of a complete compilation
when finished. A number of locksmiths complied, and in late 1976
Fanberg and his father began to sell a two-volume publication of
tubular lock codes, including those of Ace locks, entitled
"A-Advanced Locksmith's Tubular Lock Codes." In 1976 and 1977
Fanberg advertised in the manuals in the/Locksmith Ledger/for $49.95
and indicated that it would be supplemented as new correlations
became known./See/Excerpt at 95-98. About 350 manuals had been sold
at the time of trial. The District Court found that Fanberg "had
lost or surrendered control over persons who could purchase the
books,"/id./at 98, meaning that nonlocksmiths could acquire the code
manuals.
The books contain correlations which would allow a person equipped
with a tubular key grinding machine to make duplicate keys for any
listed Ace lock if the serial number of the lock was known. On some
models, the serial numbers appear on the exterior of the lock face.
Thus, Fanberg's manuals would make it considerably easier4*403(and
less expensive) for a person to obtain (legitimately or
illegitimately) duplicate keys to Ace locks without going through
the Company's screening process. This is what caused consternation
to the Company and some of its customers. At no time did Fanberg
seek, or the Company grant, permission to compile and sell the key
codes. Nor did the individual locksmiths seek authorization from the
Company or their customers before transmitting their key code data
to Fanberg.
On 2/27/13 11:20 PM, J.D. Zamfirescu wrote:
more:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22683660/oakland-mayor-jean-q…
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com
<mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com>> wrote:
It's awesome, free press!
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:40 PM, rusty lindgren
<rustylindgren(a)gmail.com <mailto:rustylindgren@gmail.com>> wrote:
Oh dear gawd. This is possibly the most moronic piece of
"journalism" I have ever seen.
Are they unaware of the fact that you can go to a lock-picking
school(actually it teaches you way more), and that this is
just a cheaper version of that? (see:
http://www.lock411.com/training.html).
Also, virtually no crime in Oakland involves skilled
lock-picking, because it's a waste of time.
Don't worry though, you can train in deadly martial arts, go
to the shooting range, and buy ninja swords just about
anywhere in Oakland, but picking a Masterlock is "appalling".
-Rusty
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Anca Mosoiu
<anca(a)techliminal.com <mailto:anca@techliminal.com>> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Heads up. Looks like some folks aren't too happy that
people are learning how to pick locks this weekend.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9010047
Here is Oakland Local's response:
http://m.oaklandlocal.com/article/oaklands-mayor-quan-apologizes-mentioning…
Anca
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