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Date: 23 Jul 2004 14:35:48 GMT
From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net>
Subject: Re: Old Saab parts fiches online?


On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:07:58 +0200, MH <nomailnospamere.no> wrote: > (I had written, ) >> I've got a full set of Saab parts catalogs on microfilm, from the >> 2-stroke days up to the end of the 93/95/96/97 era. I also now have >> a scanner capable of scanning them legibly. >> Second, is there any conceivable way that Saab/GM would have a >> problem with parts catalogs from 50 through 25 years ago being posted >> online? > > Exactly the same question came up on > http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vSAAB/message/13905 > > and this was the final reply in the thread, quote; > ------------------ > Thanks to all who replied to my question. I work for an intellectual > property law firm, and the consensus seems to be that this is most > likely public domain in the USA, not elsewhere, because it was > published in 1973, apparently without copyright notice. It couldn't be > hidden in the fine print either because that would fail the > requirement to "give reasonable notice of the claim of > copyright." I then read the rest of this, which ... shows that the guy works in a law firm, let's just say. But the gist of it is "Don't worry about it", I think. The objections I've seen to websites where they get taken down seem to fall into "This is causing us harm" (I can't see how giving part numbers for replacement parts could do anything but _help_ business for Saab/GM), "Customers think you are representing us" (hosting it at a very much not Saab-looking URL, and with a not Saab-looking pages, and a "This is a Saab enthusiasts making restorations easier for other enthusiasts" type disclaimer should cover me - anyone have a reason why this wouldn't work? Dave Hinz

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