November 24,2014
11:45pm Pacific Time (Time Stamped Publically for Witnesses and IP logging, Server in Different Time Zone).

Sean K Owens, Esq.
Wood Herron & Evans, LLP

Re: Cease & Desist Letter

In regards to your Cease & Desist letter dated November 14, 2014 and received on November 17 with a 7 day response time. On behalf of Deceptively Simple, Inc.

I don't sell the software WinAmp, AutoHotkey, rather they are freeware available since 1999. Any software or script I may have to offer is available for Free and pieced together from public free sources or basic programming. I have offered recommendations of Free software for years.

The hardware in question in your letter is Rf components sold by Linx Technologies,Inc and parts sold by SparkFun,Inc. I don't sell them personally because I am not a distributor or I don't own those companies. They are separate legal entities. I also have recommended Ijet remote, Socche, Logitech and other major brands. Lighting equipment, etc, etc. I also don't sell them.

I don't own the hardware or the free software but can recommend them to magicians and performers as per my constitutional rights. I also have the right to sell or offer anything for sale if I choose.

Since 2004 or over 10 years I pioneered using apple products and the Ijet remote to control your show music. My posts on the MagicCafe on remote control systems are in the hundreds and well established and documented.

Now to the address the issues or false comments and statements, if you read this one thread you can clearly see how the principals of Cue Command may be possibly/allegedly behaved in less than professional manners.

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=11

I can also provide several circumstances similar to above were some misunderstandings allegedly occurred.

However, I will keep silent to the best of my knowledge when they are advertising on the MagicCafe and refrain from commenting.

Hopefully this resolves this matter amicably with Deceptively Simple, Inc and their principals.

Hi gothike -
I've been reading your posts for years. I don't always agree with what you have to say, but you have very often given me food for thought in regard to controlling music in my show. I cannot believe that they hit you with a cease and desist letter over your posts on the magic Café.

I agree with you completely that "Team Deceptively Simple" has acted unprofessionally here on more than one occasion.

Based on their repeated unprofessional statements here, and now knowing that they will sick the lawyers on you if you don't have something nice to say about them or their products, I know I will never do business with them. They really need to rethinnk how their actions and statements affect their potential customer pool.

Hopefully their lawyers will leave you alone after this. Good luck!


Best Regards,
Tony

This post has been up for almost a week and had not gotten any responses. Pro or con. Very surprising, especially for the Café. I had attempted to write a post about what I thought of Team Deceitively Simple Minded's marketing practices, but then erased it because I thought I might receive some unwanted correspondence myself 😳.

As I mentioned in another post and as Tony has mentioned above, I wouldn't do business with TDS either. And the pool gets smaller.

Hang in there Gothike, I for one enjoy your informative posts.

John

Mark me down as another lost customer for Deceptively Team Simple!

So Deceptively Simple, Inc. sent the Cease & Desist?

Apparently you get one with a purchase of any competitor's product. Remember this is Simply Deceptive.......ah........something like that. LOL

John..er...I mean Joseph.

Well, for me, it's the perfect device. I use Cue Command excluseively.

Hi guys !
I bought the Cue Command some months ago and I now use it with 3 remotes! Yes 3 remotes : one on me, one backstage and one on a table !
It's one of the best purchase for my show and the Customer service is really great !

So, guys, buy one !!!

Nice way to resurrect a dead thread! Very " Deceptive" lol.

John

Hi John Martin !
I don't know what's your problem with TDS...
I am not a close friend with TDS and I live in France ! The only thing I can say is that the product is really great and that it's really a pleasure to work with. Yes, I have the product and use it !

but it seems it's a problem for you that magicians use it and like it... Crazy world !

You posted your comments in the wrong thread. This one is not about testimonials and is over a year old....that's all.

John