Appendix D: Delio's Response

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4. We are having difficulty locating Adam Shapiro from Patently Open Source. You describe his as a New York attorney, but we have no way to contact him. He has not responded to the jet email address. The primary source in the story does not know who he is. What law firm does he work for? Do you have other contact info? How did you find him?

I've sent him an email, marked urgent, asking him to please get in touch with me ASAP, or to reply to your message.  He had contacted me originally, in response to stories I'd written on the SCO/IBM lawsuit and IDed himself as an attorney with an interest in open source, IP, and tech issues who would be willing to comment on these subjects.

5. For the Future Shock story, when did you interview Joe Korsmo? Mr. Korsmo says you didn't interview him for the article. He says he didn't speak with you until after your article was published when he contacted you. Do you want to comment?

I made a stupid mistake here. I roughed out a quote based on a sheaf of material I read on Joe's art project. It was basically a placeholder that I could write around. I called and emailed his gallery several times to get his contact info and never got a reply. I evidently didn't take out the quote or during the edit process maybe I hit 'accept change' rather than 'reject change' in MS word. I was sure I'd pulled it.

But the quote ran. I didn't even realize it was there until I received an email from Joe saying in part: "was this quote taken from me at the gallery? I wasn't aware you were doing a story. I don't really mind in this case, because I probably would've said the quote anyway." I explained and he replied "it's perfectly fine that I was quoted in there, I was just wondering if the quote came from anywhere in particular.  I think it's a great article, by the way."

6. For the Carly's Way story, when and how did you meet G.S.?, Is there any way we can contact him, or verify that he spoke to you. Anything we could ask HP to help pin down his detail, since they are the ones who keep saying he doesn't exist.

I met G.S at a party held at the Harley Davidson cafe during Comdex '97. I believe I was introduced to him by someone from Waggener Edstrom (Microsoft's PR firm) -- a woman -- but I can't remember her name. It was a total non-event at the time, I was introduced to a lot of people, and I didn't keep notes on who introduced me to whom. I was working for Portable Computing Magazine (now defunct) at the time. I gave him my card -- I don't recall if I got one of his. I've looked and if I did have a card I don't have one now.  We spoke for maybe 20 minutes or a half-hour.

After that, I'd periodically get emails from him, usually commenting on a story I'd written. As far as I recall they always came through a yahoo address, but don't have the original emails and vaguely recall him using a rocketmail address at one point. All I can say for sure is that the yahoo address is the one I have listed in my contact file. The file contains an email -- which I dragged over to set up the file -- dating 9/13/01 -- a note about 9/11. His yahoo email address could not have been created recently, unless he cancelled it and then re-subbed.
 
I remember him as tall (maybe 6 foot, give or take an inch) kind of long brown hair (below his ears) swept back from his forehead, longish face. Thin. But this is a vague memory from eight years ago, I would recognize him if I saw him again.
 
Note: I've tried to reach Elliot Borin, who as my editor at Portable and who I believe may have been with me when I met G.S. The email address I have for him (CONTACT INFORMATION REMOVED) is dead. Ditto the last phone number, which is for a phone in woodland Hills, Ca. I've googled his name with no luck. If you can help me get an email address or phone number for him using your resources that'd be great.