Teeheehee he hasn't replied to my blog entry. But I agree Kerileanne. TouchMath emailed me and apparently the creator of the program has been dealing with this nut job for years. If he had a leg to stand on he would have felt with it years ago..
Dr Jones also replied to my email
Thank you for forwarding this comment to me. The Matrix Math program is significantly different from Dot Math and Touch Math and does not violate any
copyright. Touch Math uses double dots which we do not use and do not recommend. There are numerous other ways in which Matrix Math is significantly different
from Touch Math or DotMath for Kids. Putting dots on numbers did not originate in 1966, it has been done for ages. You can copyright your own system
but you cannot shut someone else down unless they copy your printed work in toto, especially for something as universal as putting dots on numbers.
The missive was rather frantic and confusing. There is absolutely no reason to think your "families ability to do math" will be harmed by doing a program
other than DotMath for Kids. It is somewhat disturbing for Owen Prince to say such a thing. So the 1995 DotMath program does not use dots on the numbers
but they claim to hold the copyright on dots and do not want anyone else to use dots either under threat of violating copyright law. I think that is the message.
No one has ever contacted me directly concerning this issue so their comments seem intended to intimidate consumers. This does not affect consumers at all.
Consumers can purchase and use whatever they wish.
Apparently, their complaints include how Matrix Math is displayed on our website and the lack of samples offered. We are happy to give samples to those
who contact us and ask for them (go to
[email protected]). We receive lots of praise and very few complaints from those who have purchased our
materials and used them.
Dr. Miles Jones, founder Jones Geniuses Accelerated Education (author of the Matrix Math Early Learning Program)
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