Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
> This entire conversation is completely absurd. On Mon, 13 Mar 2017, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: Perhaps. But she did ask "Am I legally allowed to resell these?" - which is rather a different question from 'If you were me, would you just go ahead and sell these?' (My answer to the latter

RE: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread Electronics Plus via cctalk
Well, I look at it this way. I have old copies of OS that have been opened and prob registered somewhere, like old Sun and Solaris. Even Microsoft stuff was never a problem, although I would not go so far as to pull license stickers off recycled computers. Never got in trouble for selling those.

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: geneb > This entire conversation is completely absurd. Perhaps. But she did ask "Am I legally allowed to resell these?" - which is rather a different question from 'If you were me, would you just go ahead and sell these?' (My answer to the latter question, BTW, is 'Yes.') Yes,

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 13 Mar 2017, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > From: geneb > A lot of /completely irrelevant/ technicalities, especially considering > the material in question is a physical object, not software. Doesn't matter. The various matters I raised (copyright, restricted rights, trade

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: geneb > A lot of /completely irrelevant/ technicalities, especially considering > the material in question is a physical object, not software. Doesn't matter. The various matters I raised (copyright, restricted rights, trade secret, and ownership) apply to printed

RE: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 13 Mar 2017, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: All that being said, the entire contents of the binder is obviously a photocopy! Sellable or not? Of interest or not? Sellable. g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.

RE: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Mon, 13 Mar 2017, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote: Folks, Well I recently retired and was asked to return all training materials to my employer. I refused as the contracts included in the front of the books clearly stated that these were licenced to me personally not to whoever paid for

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Sun, 12 Mar 2017, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: On 3/12/2017 3:15 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from security classes that were taught by private companies. Am I legally allowed

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-13 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 08:32:41PM -0600, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > One of the tenants of the ProCD case tenets? You must have renters on your mind again. That NM place maybe? mcl

RE: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread Sam O'nella via cctalk
As others said, we're not lawyers so ymmv but I would take it as the same as selling a used cd, dvd, software or books. The usual law is we can't copy it. So scanning it, if that company or company's intellectual property is still in existence they might care. But selling originals is usually

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 3/12/2017 3:15 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from security classes that were taught by private companies. Am I legally allowed to resell these? Cindy Croxton The thread went

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 8:07 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from security classes > that were taught by private companies. Am I legally allowed to resell > these? >>> >>> While not a COPYRIGHT issue, it is

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from security classes that were taught by private companies. Am I legally allowed to resell these? While not a COPYRIGHT issue, it is possible, and not unlikely, that they were considered to be part of the course work, and that those taking the

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>> I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough AIX documentation, >>> but >>> the trouble is, there are from security classes that were taught by >>> private >>> companies. Am I legally allowed to

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from security classes that were taught by private companies. Am I legally allowed to resell these? On Sun, 12 Mar 2017, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: i wouldn't see why not. You aren't NDA'd

Re: AIX documentation

2017-03-12 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
i wouldn't see why not. You aren't NDA'd on anything, and if they are not government issue you own them. IANAL of course. On 3/12/2017 3:15 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from