I've got contacts within HP's legal group. If we can define the scope of what
we'd like released; i.e., calculator and computer manuals before 1980, or
whatever, I'll be glad to try to get their release under HP copyright (I
wouldn't bother to try for public domain).
Lyle
On Tuesday 04 November 2003 13:36, Eric Smith wrote:
> Joe Rigdon and I wrote:
> >>> I don't know if they're exactly public domain but HP has given their
> >>> permission for peeople to copy them and sell copies and PDF copies.
> >>
> >> HP hasn't given "people" permission to do that. They gave Dave Hicks
> >> permission to do it.
> >
> > I believe that they gave blanket permission for anyone to do that.
>
> Got any idea where/when that happened? From personal correspondence
> with Dave Hicks, I know that he specifically requested and received
> permission, but I have not heard of anyone else doing so, nor of any
> blanket permission. If they have in fact done that, it would be quite
> useful, but it doesn't seem like something that HP's lawyers would be
> likely to do.
>
> Eric
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Lyle Bickley
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