Dear BBC Snooker. Please get the "Fine Art" copyright dispute settled in court on "The Balance of Probability"?

Steve Davis letter

Daniel Marner

4 Roseacres

Hook Nr Goole

Yorkshire DN 14 5 pp

01405 765901- 24 Apr. 09

Dear Steve Davis.

How are you, I hope this note finds you and yours in good health.

My subject is copyright Steve. Last night on TV you discussed with a BBC authority, snooker technique and the differences in cue action, length of back swing etc.

You mentioned Steve the new “Go through the ball” strike as if it was public snooker property that you have always known. This is not true!

“Go through the ball” “Spear through the ball” “Drive through the ball” Are all expressions from the Fine Art book, The Fine Art videos and DVDs plus The Fine Art website

www.snooker-fineart.com .

Naturally Steve if you can produce a dated article proving this snooker expression is yours originally; and I’m a thief, I will sincerely apologise to you, plus a generous donation to the Paul Hunter Fund. I have made this same offer to Terry Griffiths Clive Everton and others when they infringed Fine Art copyright; without a response or apology.  

I also reprimanded Clive and Terry for selling off coaching diplomas without reminding overseas students that the copyright belongs to Joe Davis an Englishman. I thought Clive was wrong to allow Terry to create a “Diplomas for Sale” family business. The voice of snooker should be impartial and informed all members (if legal) the right to enjoy this selling perk.

Taking over or adopting the Joe Davis coaching method was wrong! Terry should have got written permission from Joe’s widow or heir. Joe was Mr Original, the games first coach.

Copyright stabilises the world’s commerce Steve and “Coaching Snooker” should not be excluded from copyright status. Is the Joe Davis coaching method null and void?

Terry and Clive will be pleased that you are now in the “Copyright Loop”. As you know Steve it will become a court case. I sincerely hope that snooker does not experience another Lord Archer (witness box) drama.

Clive and Terry fought very hard to own the Fine Art copyright, and then decided that all snooker copyright to be null and void without informing the membership.

The last thirty odd years of BBC TV proves conclusively that the game never changed until the Fine Art introduced the “Science of Physics” at the Barbican in York. Big John Parrott for the first time ever demonstrated on TV the stun run through. (With words).

It is amazing Steve that the “Don’t forget to follow through” has not been heard for many years and was the bases of coaching, plus “its all trial and error” and “keep your head still”. Going through the ball is a contradiction of the follow through, yet Clive uses them both plus a recommended long back swing for various lengths of screw backs in Basic Skills.

 The Fine Art method is free to copy but not for commercial use or to enhance a reputation. Please inform your employers that snooker the Fine Art method of coaching is an alternative to the Joe Davis copyright. Written permission may be obtained on request. Best Wishes Steve Daniel Marner.