The plan is not useless, but the legality of posting it is in question. Hearst Publications is still very much in business and they still publish Popular Mechanics. I collect the Popular Mechanics "Do It Yourself Encyclopedias" - very much interesting and a lot of fun. There have been calls for scans of some of the articles from the 1955 edition of the Encyclopedia in another NG. I have advised the people who asked for the scans of the edition and the page numbers. I can't legally make the scans for them and post them, much as I would like to. If you want to email the file, privately from one person to another, that's your business. Posting as a general file for anyone to take is akin to publishing the information - and someone else owns the copyright. I am no attorney, but this idea of open posting has been covered many times on other NGs.
Regards,
Marv
Jim wrote:
Sorry that the plan is so useless also was not aware that 60 years was not enough time and knowing that Mr. Love was deceased thought all was in order. In keeping with this warning of impending trouble the file is no longer available. Sorry if any of those 60 or so who downloaded it are going to be sued by Mr. Soloff or Mr. Hearst. Regrets, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marv Soloff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:22 AM Subject: [Cameramakers] Popular Mechanics FilesNot to rain on anyone's parade, but it is my understanding that the material posted on Cameramaker - the E. M. Love article from Popular Mechanics magazine for October 1942, is copyright by Hearst Publications - which still owns and operates Popular Mechanics magazine. If I am correct, Jim Ketcheson who posted the article is in violation of that copyright and so is anyone who downloads it. (As an aside, the article is interesting but archaic - there are better view camera construction articles and copyright free to boot) Regards, Marv _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers_______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
