I doubt that you will find a legal workaround.
ISO is a private organization (like the International Olympic Organisation) rather than an inter-Government organisation (like United Nations). As such, they do not get their funding from governments, but rather from member organizations which may or may not be publicly funded. As such, they charge for both the intellectual rights as well as for the media on which their documents are published. (By comparison, BIPM only charge you if you buy a paper copy of the SI guide). A few months ago I consulted ISO-31 in my local library (in the UK). The document was supplied as a PDF file that could not be printed. If I wanted to take any notes, I had to do so by hand. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Moore Sent: 22 April 2008 21:15 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40791] Re: SI Guide from ISO ISO's "SI Guide" is not a straightforward, free download - not for me. ISO wants me to create an ISO account and then use my credit card. I did the first but not the second. I don't know why ISO insists that you pay since it is free. ISO offers other PDFs as free downloads. Does anyone know a workaround? _____ From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:49:38 +1000 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:40785] SI Guide from ISO Dear All, Many of you will be interested in this 'SI Guide' from ISO. Details are at: http://www.iso.org/iso/publications_and_e-products/metrology.htm#092014 Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe.
