On 26 Nov 2003 at 23:38, David Heller wrote:
> > 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.
Your argument would be valid if Canon paid more to the actual author
of the manual for each additional manual sold, even more if that was
the sole means of payment for said author....OR if selling manuals
was the core business of Canon.
However, it will be a cold day in hell before they enter such an open-
end agreement with one of their employees.
Also ignoring the fact that some of the non-camera manuals have more
resemblance with a combination of toiletpaper and a news-
tabloid....;))
Decent companies put their manuals online to begin with, and not mess
around with copyright in the context of 'work of
art/craftmanship/labor'.
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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