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Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Haynes cut-away spifire t-shirts

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Subject: Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Haynes cut-away spifire t-shirts
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 14:09:35 +0000
In article <11EEFA4B6844D511A0E70008C71E9F01383557@ABDEXH01>, Richard 
Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com> writes
>Mike wrote:
>
>Sounds wonderful - but have you checked the copyright situation?  The image
>is clearly marked "Copyright Haynes, 1978".   If you don't have Haynes'
>permission to reproduce this illustration, you are letting yourself in for a
>world of hurts...
>
>
>Don't worry John, if I ever happen to be accosted in the street by Haynes'
>lawyer, I'll take full responsibility and deny ever having heard of you!
>
>Seriously though, if these are being run up in such small numbers, for
>friends, and are not being sold commercially, are Haynes likely to get too
>upset?

It is common-sense attitudes like this that ensure that lawyers earn 
such an AWFUL lot of money...

Seriously; if Haynes decided to get upset about this (and who's to say 
that a Haynes employee/director doesn't read this newsgroup?), then you 
would be in deep trouble.   Off the top of my head, I can think of two 
or three reasons why they might be violently offended at you breaching 
their copyright in this way.

On the other hand, if you can get a release, then I will be delighted to 
buy one.   Please put me down for an Extra Large.

ATB

-- 
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html

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