>From: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
>Reply-To: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
>To: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>
>CC: Tony Rhodes <ARhodes@compuserve.com>, Triumph List
><triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: competition manual online
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:37:57 -0400
>
>Now isn't this just great, we all should this much time on our hands too be
>so
>worried about what everyone else is doing, had a neighbor like this once,
>put
>a big high fench up and they finnally moved since could no longer find out
>what evryone else was doing, "busy-body" I think they are called, they know
>its none of their business but they have to get involved anyway. Ken, I'll
>still send what ever you decide to smoke after 15 years.
>
>TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
>
> > >I agree completely. These books are scarce and out of print.
> > >I bet that SOMEBODY still owns the copyright, but I doubt
> > >they will bother to complain.
> >
> > Strange. We just heard from a Triumph parts company in the US who
>offers
> > the Spitfire comp prep manual for sale. He gets them from another
> > company & resells them. This stongly implies that they are still in
> > print and that the copyright owner is stil in business to make money of
> > the intellectual property that they own.
> >
> > TeriAnn Wakeman In final test phase
> > Santa Cruz, California ROVER & EXPEDITION EQUIPMENT
> > http://www.cruzers.com/~twakeman WEB DIRECTORY
> > twakeman@cruzers.com ENABLES YOU TO FIND COMPANIES &
>PRODUCTS
>
Look. I think EVERYBODY should think about copyrights. Dammit they
are there to protect someone's sweat equity and brainwork. I know
The TR4 competition manual was prepared by Kas Kastner and Bob
Tulius. Both of these guy are still alive. Kastner has even posted
to the FOT mailing list to help vintage Triumph racers.
Their work prepping TRs to race is well known. I don't know nor do
I care if they still get any financial gain from the sale of their
brain work. Someone has the rights. If that person wanted to make
life miserable for the person who misuses their material he can...
The least one can do is find out who has the rights and ASK FOR
PERMISSION! If permission is given then go ahead.
As a photographer and graphic designer I wouldn't want anyone else
to use my material without my permission. To "make money" from what
I may have created for free as a favor for a friend. This may seem
petty. You must remember we "creative types" live from our
creativity. To use our work without permission or without giving us
some form of compensation. Is theft.
O-o-o-oh! I scared myself!
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois
1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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