[Clipart] [Fwd: [discuss] Stop the Manay Scandal]

[Nicu Buculei]

The following message, sent to an OpenOffice.org mailing list talk about 
something looking like a scam by promising very cheap  software on CDs 
and later asking for a larger price.
At a closer look, I found one of their discs include some of our clipart 
- http://www.manay.com/clipart.htm
I know this is allowed by the PD license, but is not very pleasant for us.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [discuss] Stop the Manay Scandal
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:32:03 -0500
From: 3DTime <shang at 3dtime.com>

Hi,

If you want to prevent someone from ruining your name, you have to 
seriously take a look at this company: www.manaysoftware.com.

Manay has advertisements in cyberspace (Google, Yahoo, etc.) that 
promotes the set of 4 cds (including OpenOffice) for free and buried at 
the very bottom of the "terms of use", which is itself in very small 
print at the bottom of their home page and no one can find to read at 
the time to place the order, is the stipulation that if 2 cds (within 
the set of 4) is not returned within 10 days of receipt (when the items 
arrive, you virtually have no time to return the software, needless you 
are even not aware of the hidden stipulation ), then you credit card 
will be billed $39.95, on top of the original $4.95 already paid for 
with the original shipping charge. Getting a refund is impossible.

This kind of cheating really ruins the name of OpenOffice, as many 
victims think that Manay is the front store of the OpenOffice or Open 
Software Foundation.

You must take a legal action to stop this scandal.

Regards,
Louis