[Amps] A word of Caution for my Ham Radio Brethren!

[Roger]

On 5/18/2010 10:48 PM, Ron Youvan wrote:
> VAN K7VS wrote:
>
>    
>> Hardy.  You are totally incorrect.  The Heathkit manuals are all copywrited
>> and NOT in the public domain.
>>      
>     Do copyrights last for ever?
>    
Unfortunately it seems like it, as a few years ago, congress rewrote the 
terms of copyright profaning what was once a good system.  IIRC this as 
close to the time of the DMCA as well. Copyright lasts a very long time. 
I believe some one else already posted, it's for the life of the 
original writer, or publisher plus 75 years...again IIRC.  There are 
other stipulations as well.  It's rare, but not imporssible to find 
technical and user manuals falling under this domain though.

73

Roger (K8RI)