[TenTec] W8KC Virtual Ten*Tec Museum

[Jim Vohland]

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 at 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 at contesting.com] On Behalf Of geoffrey
> mendelson
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:47 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] W8KC Virtual Ten*Tec Museum
> 
>> On 1/15/2014 5:13 PM, 73 at 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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