Only in today's PC world can something so simple morph into something so
complicated!
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> On Jan 15, 2014, at 11:47 AM, "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> Let's not make the proverbial mountain out of a molehill here.
>
> The intent here is not to steal the information, nor is it to get rich off of
> it, or anything like that. It's to preserve it, in memory of the originator.
>
>
> Let's see what the family has to say. I suspect that once we get through to
> the right people, all can be worked out.
>
> But let's not create problems, real or potential, where none yet exist.
>
> Give the guys doing the leg work a little time. I'm sure all will be well.
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
>
> On 01/15/14, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>
> K8JHR is a lawyer and he just commented on the subject.
>
> It would be a big loss to us all if that site goes down, but regardless of
> our intent, I would hate to see one or two of our guys be held liable for
> copyright imfringement.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of geoffrey
> mendelson
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:47 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] W8KC Virtual Ten*Tec Museum
>
>> On 1/15/2014 5:13 PM, 73@73.am wrote:
>> It is always important to be courteous and proceed with respect in things
> of this nature. I think you hit it right on the head about pecuniary value,
> so it really isn't worth shoving a 500+ page contract under the noses of all
> people with a potential contingent estate interest in something of claimed
> but not actual copyright. Our intent would be merely to have a small
> Ten-Tec memorial honoring W8KC, who was a personal friend of mine.
>
> I am not a lawyer, but in the mid 1980's US copyright law was changed so
> that everything anyone does is automatically copyright protected. Filing a
> copy with the US Library of Congress improves the process of suing someone
> for infringement. But not doing anything does not leave something without
> protection.
>
> If he claimed it was copyright it was and will be until 75 years after his
> death. The reason why I say if he claimed, there are various copyright
> licenses one can use such as the creative commons license to allow
> distribution without profit. From what I saw of the website he did not make
> any allowances for use by others.
>
> At this point you can either contact his widow and ask permission, or copy
> the site and hope that no one bothers you about it. Not much, if anything in
> between.
>
> Geoff.
>
> --
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ
> Jerusalem Israel.
>
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