> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 16:03:42 -0000 > From: "Konstantinos Bibis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS Re: manual .pdf files > > Missed Woodstock, but will still applaud ! > You cannot make money out of a Canon manual. It's aimed at people who > either lost their original or want to learn more before they buy their > camera. So one way or another Canon(or any other company for that > matter) will benefit. Let's not get paranoid about copyright rights. > Manuals should be free to download anyway.
That's you're opinion, and you are welcome to it. But as a photographer, author of some business plans, and former computer programmer, I don't want people using my work without my permission and without compensating me. The copyright OWNER of a work gets to decide how it is used and under what circumstances, not you or anybody else. > Service manuals may be different. If you need a service manual you're > either likely to attempt repairing something yourself (so Canon repair > centre loses money) or you're carrying out repairs for canon equipment > and charge people for it in which case it's not fair to have it for > free. Service manuals are no different. If you want a change, complain to your elected officials. Until they change the laws, don't copy other people's work, except as permitted under "fair use" doctrine, e.g. book reviews, personal use, etc. and NOT giving free copies to friends. --- And as for registered copyrights... > From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS Re: manual .pdf files > Canon *doesn't* copyright them, at least not specifically in the > manual itself. And as far as I know, in the U.S., one need not even have a formal copyright registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to establish ownership of a work or enforce a copyright. Ownership and copyright are automatcially established at the time of creation. That's why a photolab cannot make copies of your negatives or slides without your permission. Registering the work with U.S. PTO merely makes it easier to prove ownership and enforce copyrights. If I am wrong about this, I would appreciate being corrected, as I am not an intellectual property lawyer (I only play one on TV). Cheers, David Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
