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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Good morning Jo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am sending you this afternoon a personal cheque for $50
towards court costs as I am outraged that this can be happening. It a time when
people are protesting on Wall Street about corporate greed, it seems there are
examples a lot closer to home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If there are practical tasks that need assistance at any stage,
please contact me and I will be happy to help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Cath S<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz
[mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joann Ransom<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 22 November 2011 10:32 a.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org; koha; web4lib@webjunction.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Koha] Plea for help from Horowhenua Library Trust re: Koha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>As I am sure most of you are
aware, Horowhenua Library Trust is the birth place of Koha and the longest
serving member of the Koha community. Back in 1999 when we were working on
Koha, the idea that 12 years later we would be having to write an email like this
never crossed our minds. It is with tremendous sadness that we must write this
plea for help to you, the other members of the Koha community.<br>
<br>
The situation we find ourselves in, is that after over a year of battling
against it, PTFS/Liblime have managed to have their application for a Trademark
on Koha in New Zealand accepted. We now have 3 months to object, but to do so
involves lawyers and money. We are a small semi rural Library in New Zealand
and have no cash spare in our operational budget to afford this, but we do feel
it is something we must fight.<br>
<br>
For the library that invented Koha to now have to have a legal battle to
prevent a US company trademarking the word in NZ seems bizarre, but it is at
this point that we find ourselves.<br>
<br>
So, we ask you, the users and developers of Koha, from the birth place of Koha,
please if you can help in anyway, let us know.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Jo.<br clear=all>
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-- <br>
Joann Ransom RLIANZA<br>
Head of Libraries,<br>
Horowhenua Library Trust.<o:p></o:p></p>
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