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<p>[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 808462, member: 21705"]It's interesting to note this dilemma has been around since at least the Roman times and is handed down to us as Caveat Vendor (let the seller or vendor beware) and Caveat Emptor (let the buyer beware) as ethical options for commerce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me turn this around for you. Would it be fair to YOU for the seller to benefit financially from YOUR knowledge? He obviously didn't acquire it as an error or he would have sold it as such. If you don't expect to pay for other people's knowledge, we would have no Doctors, Lawyers or teachers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just like them, you have been rewarded for your time and efforts to increase your knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if he'd asked you to help him determine the value and you agreed, then you would have an obligation to share this information with him. At least, that is my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 808462, member: 21705"]It's interesting to note this dilemma has been around since at least the Roman times and is handed down to us as Caveat Vendor (let the seller or vendor beware) and Caveat Emptor (let the buyer beware) as ethical options for commerce. Let me turn this around for you. Would it be fair to YOU for the seller to benefit financially from YOUR knowledge? He obviously didn't acquire it as an error or he would have sold it as such. If you don't expect to pay for other people's knowledge, we would have no Doctors, Lawyers or teachers. Just like them, you have been rewarded for your time and efforts to increase your knowledge. Now if he'd asked you to help him determine the value and you agreed, then you would have an obligation to share this information with him. At least, that is my opinion.[/QUOTE]
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