I can sympathise with Mike in one aspect - trying to do business with RR is very frustrating. I tried for several months with faxes, phone calls, etc. and never got any response. In the end I gave up and some time later I bought a set of KR2S plans from a KRNet member who was selling his (genuine and unused) set.
However, whether or not the plans are readily available from RR isn't actually relevant. They're the intellectual property of RR and RR can choose to do whatever they want with them - including never selling them to anyone. That still doesn't make it legal for anyone else to violate the copyright. It's the same thing as if you refuse to sell me your car so I go and take it. You have no obligation to sell me your car and RR has no obligation to sell KR plans. If they decide to provide lousy service (which was my experience), they're perfectly within their rights and if you or I don't like that we are under no obligation to deal with them. If that means you then can't build a KR, that's the way it is. It's not an excuse for ripping them off. Tony King Brisbane Australia 2009/5/26 Scott Perkins <2sc...@bellsouth.net> > The question I have not seen answered is whether the KR-1 plans > are available from the RAND company and if so how much and how long > does it take and what kind of condition are they in. IE such as > complete, hi quality, accurate etc. > Scott > > sidney.w...@l-3com.com wrote: > > > > >...is someone trying to down load plans without buying them or > > something. If so I agree with you I have had my plans sence 1974... > > ------------------------- > > > > My reading from the Copyright Office website indicates the KR plans > > copyright may expire on December 31, 2047. > > http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap3.html > > Copies of the plans sets were sold prior to 1978 and would be considered > > as commercialized intellectual property with a repose of 70 years from > > January 1, 1978. Rand Robinson Engineering would be the legal owner of > > that intellectual property. > > The previous assertion by Mike, that the KR series plans are in the > > public domain, is wishful thinking on his part. > > > > Sid Wood > > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > -- > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.18/1254 - Release Date: 1/31/08 > 8:30 PM > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
