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<DIV>I have seen 88's and 73's attached to the end of a message, but =<BR>what
number do we use for signing off when we call someone a "pain in =<BR>the
ass"? I can't recall that number, can you?<BR><BR>Pick up any book
and their copyright law will be spelled out right behind =</DIV>
<DIV>the cover:<BR>1. Symantec says; No part of this publication may be copied
without the =<BR>express written permission of Symantec Corp, ...<BR>2.
Microsoft says; No part of this documentation may be reproduced in =<BR>any
means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, except as expressed ...
=</DIV>
<DIV>3. There is written material whose copyright law permits copying
portions =<BR>for class room work, etc. But all insist you add a paragraph
recognizing their =<BR>rights under the law to every copy made.<BR>Now we must
ask ourselves, what part of "No part" are we having trouble
=<BR>with? </DIV>
<DIV> I just looked at my Heath SB-300 manual. WOW! No
copyright =<BR>statement there! Not even a logo trademark
statement!! I guess in the =<BR>'60s Heath didn't realize what a gold mine
the instructions for building =<BR>their kits were. They thought the money
was in the kits!! No wonder =<BR>they went out of business. They bet
on the wrong horse!!<BR><BR>When did Heath copyright my SB-300 manual so I could
not make =</DIV>
<DIV>anyone a copy? I did not buy a copyright protected manual. I did not
=</DIV>
<DIV>even buy a copyright or trademark protected kit. When I opened the
=</DIV>
<DIV>box and accepted the kit, it was <U>all</U> mine. I could modify the
design and =<BR>publish my modifications. It would be nice if someone who
<U>still</U> works at =</DIV>
<DIV>Heath would post Heath's legal rights to items they felt they wanted no
=<BR>rights to when they published and sold us all our kits with manuals?
Can =</DIV>
<DIV>they close the gate after the old horse has long since past through?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Robert A. Taylor, W2CNB<BR><A
href="mailto:rat1932@twcny.rr.com">rat1932@twcny.rr.com</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>