Dont really know the history behind the discussion but apparently someone
wants to copy and distribute a parts manual????
Virtually anything I have that has been published (made and printed for sale
or distribution) says COPYRIGHT. Further, original works do not need to be
registered to be copyrighted but it is best they are, such as songs and even a
painting.
As an artist I get trade publications that hammer at us the importance of not
using copyrighted materials, just as I did when I was teaching at local
community college. When I used portions of manufacturers manuals I wrote to
them and usually received permission for publication for educational purposes
if I gave appropriate credit to the source.
If we have an attorney on the line, he may be able to give us FACTUAL
information as to renewal of that copyright (of the parts manual).
So much of the posts on the problem are just guessing, and only add to the
confusion, such as the 'problem' of neg/pos ground conversion and 6/12v too.
Even those articles I quoted from OCW and Cars and Parts cant agree.
With a legal issue as copyright guesswork is not enough.
Whoever is wanting to 'do' this good deed of copying had better cover his
butt....
Rotsa Ruck
Lars
(a major difference in copying once for personal use vs. making multiples and
distributing them)
And yes Chrysler did tighten up on its logos and the name Mopar, even to
aftermarket repro makers. Of course we all know of the attempt by a foreign
company to copyright the US66 logo, an American archive in itself....several
court cases have resulted and none have recognized the Dutch firm that has
attempted to sieze RT66 as its own.
Note that in original pieces of art I am working on, I use original (old) maps
of the
40's thru 50's rather than copies, likewise post cards.
When I go to MinniPrint or whatever, employees there will not copy any
originals, such as aforesaid maps. I wanted to make a 30 x 36" copy
enlargement for a rough and had to do it myself.
Believe the Chrysler logo flap was covered a year or 2 ago in the WPC Bulletin
or Plymouth Club Bulletin.
Larz again of course
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