Re: Re: RE: Service Manuals Project

From: Gary Hedlin (ghedlin@theramp.net)
Date: Fri Jun 14 2002 - 10:42:01 EDT


YES! Thats correct

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""Jon"" <jons@laserdrive.com> wrote in message news:aecup8$5r2$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Everything I've ever heard or read about copyrights is as follows: > > You can copy all you want. If you try and make money then you are in > violation. > > I think the idea is great anyway. > > Jon > > > ""Gary Hedlin"" <ghedlin@theramp.net> wrote in message > news:aecuei$5cd$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > Guys.... this is not brain surgery! Splitting hairs will get us nowhere. > > > > I've got 3 people that want to do this already. I think if we kept this > > between ourselves, nobody's going to complain. Agian, if we already own > the > > manuals, creating the PDF files is well within our rights. As far as > > sharing them, well we may need to explore our options. > > > > I would rather do the work, send the PDF files to the owner of the manual, > > and let them decide where they want to go. > > > > > > -- > > Gary Hedlin > > "The Crazy Quadraplegic" > > ghedlin@theramp.net (business) > > ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) > > **Also Webmaster For** > > http://garyhedlin.com > > http://socaldakota.com > > http://scsilverdak.com > > http://assistivetechnologies.com > > ...And Many More! > > > > ""Andy Levy"" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:aecsih$3id$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > > > You really think it will be that anonymous? We leave a trail > everywhere. > > > They can find the DML archives. The hosting ISP could give up logs and > > > names when lawysers threaten. > > > > > > "aww, c'mon, who's gonna get hurt" really isn't a valid defense against > > > this. The FSM states on PAGE ONE that any storage & distribution of the > > > contents is prohiubited without express consent from Chrysler. > > > > > > ""Martin Nowak"" <got-speed@cox.net> wrote in message > > > news:aecr29$2je$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > > > > > There is intrest in the project....Count me. > > > > > > > > One thing that comes to mind is just doing it (the electronic copy) > and > > > toss > > > > it out on the web on a site somewhere. If by chance chrysler did find > > it, > > > > who would they blame ?? Noone. They would just ask the hosting isp to > > take > > > > it down. > > > > > > > > Marty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ""Gary Hedlin"" <ghedlin@theramp.net> wrote in message > > > > news:aecd9o$qig$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > > > > > > > I've ran into this problem before. As far as the manuals being > > > accessable > > > > > to the general public, there's no way I would even THINK about doing > > > this > > > > > unless there were controlls put in place to only allow certian > people > > to > > > > > access them. They WILL NOT be available to the general public. > > > > > > > > > > Let me put it this way, It would be illegal for me to take ANY > book, > > > scan > > > > > it, and post it online to the general public. The same as if I took > > the > > > > > files, ran off 1,000 coppies on my Xerox printer (which I am more > than > > > > > capable of doing) and sold them on e-bay. > > > > > > > > > > In no way would doing this (the project) be considered distribution > > > > because > > > > > (a) the general public does not have access and (b) a person has the > > > right > > > > > to put something he bought into an accessable format for personal > use. > > > > > > > > > > At this point, I'm not even sure I can get enough interest in this > > > project > > > > > to make it worthwhile. If there is enough interest, I am sure a > > private > > > > > orginization like ourselves has the right to have a private > collection > > > for > > > > > use over electronic means. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Gary Hedlin > > > > > "The Crazy Quadraplegic" > > > > > ghedlin@theramp.net (business) > > > > > ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) > > > > > **Also Webmaster For** > > > > > http://garyhedlin.com > > > > > http://socaldakota.com > > > > > http://scsilverdak.com > > > > > http://assistivetechnologies.com > > > > > ...And Many More! > > > > > > > > > > "Michael Clark" <dml@mikesdakota.com> wrote in message > > > > > news:144209073343.20020614035425@mikesdakota.com... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, all I need is the manuals... The rest is easy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Plus, I've got a lot of time on my hands annyway :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You might want to think about the legal aspects of > > > > > > posting whole manuals online. I'm sure the publishing > > > > > > company that produces these manuals would love to turn > > > > > > their legal department loose on something like this. > > > > > > It would be GREAT if you could do this though. I would > > > > > > just hate to see you go to all that trouble, just to > > > > > > get into serious trouble... > > > > > > > > > > > > --Mike > > > > > > www.mikesdakota.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >



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