The problem being; if there's no copyright stated, you don't know who to
ask.
On 06/16/99 05:13 PM greenman62@hotmail.com said...
>
>> > The least one can do is find out who has the rights and ASK FOR
>> > PERMISSION! If permission is given then go ahead<
>>
>>I see 2 problems with your suggestion:
>>
>>1) (text not quoted above) I am not convinced that our e-publishing the
>>old
>> pamphlets/manuals reduces any benefit (monetary or otherwise) to
>> the putative current copyright holders.
>
> We live in a litigious age... I think that covering your own ass
> would count for SOMETHING.
>
> However, if You want to take that chance GO RIGHT AHEAD.
> Publishing any copyrighted materials without permission is
> asking for trouble. Sure, you could get away with it (you
> probably will). People steal stuff all the time. It doesn't
> make it less wrong.
>
> What if Corporate Lawyer "X" decided he wasn't doing enough
> to justify his retainer and decided he needed to make an
> example just so he could sleep better at night? He looks around
> and there YOU are.
>>
>>2) Asking the supposed copyright holders for permission will
>> result in an INSTANTANEOUS _NO_.
>
> Bull-shit. I have done it on several occasions... `Even asked
> and got Road & Track's permission to reprint a "Side Glances"
> column for our club newsletter. They are more inclined to allow
> you this lattitude if you (1) aren't going to profit from its
> reprinting or (2) Its reprinting is for educational purposes.
>
> Yeah you might give someone a "heads up" on it... And you might
> get a "no". If you do, RESPECT IT!
>
> But hey... Why am I worrying about you? Aparently you like
> "living life on the edge..."
>
>
>
>Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
>1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
>
>That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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