It seems that 'free' downloads of Heathkit manuals are no longer available! Copyright issues.

[RAY FRIESS]

Data Professionals cannot keep us from selling or trading manuals or schematics here or on the E place.
What we have is our own private property and we can do with it as we please.  There's not thing one that
Data Pro can do about that.  So the exchange of information will likely continue as it has in the past.
I think the manuals were taken off of BAMA out of caution, not out of legal necessity.  The information posted
on BAMA is merely private property which has been given to everyone, free of charge.  That is not illegal.
I think BAMA is being overly cautious.
 
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:16:10 -0800> From: rgroh at SWBELL.NET> Subject: It seems that 'free' downloads of Heathkit manuals are no longer available! Copyright issues.> To: HEATH at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV> > Ladies and gentleman, it looks like our access to copies of Heathkit> manuals has come up to a thundering halt. I first noticed something> amiss when I tried to find a Heathkit manual on BAMA and, strange to> note, there was no 'Heath' in the index! And no contents on the one> old link I had to a manual. "Very strange", thought I, "maybe the site> is busted".> > Then, just a couple of minutes ago, I saw an email on another forum a> Heathkit manual and directions to go to the Tech Systems site and there> is where I found the following notice:> > "On October 30, 2008, Data Professionals of Pleasanton, CA purchased> the Intellectual property of the Heathkit legacy products from Heathkit> in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This rights to these legacy products also> includes the copyright. All free manuals have been removed from this> site in compliance with copyright laws. "> > So no downloads on the Tech Systems site and that is probably what> happened on the BAMA site also. Super bummer! And I imagine this will> impact the manual copying business also. Haven't checked any of the> manual vendors.> > 73 (in grief and sorrow)> Bob, WA2CKY> > -----------------------------------------------------------> Products bought, sold or traded here is the responsibility of the> parties involved. This list and the City of Tempe are not responsible> for losses or misrepresentations of any kind. Buyer beware!> > -----------------------------------------------------------> This list is a public service of the City of Tempe, Arizona> -----------------------------------------------------------> > Subscription control - http://www.tempe.gov/lists/control.aspx?list=HEATH> To post - HEATH at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV> Archives - http://lists.tempe.gov/archives/HEATH.html
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