Seth Lewin wrote:
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>>To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
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>>Re: Simple Apple Questions
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> Seems to me that if the book is out of print and the machine a
> long-discontinued one that you'd be on safe ground sharing scans of
> reference material for free. Apple's lawyers, never a shy group, will
> certainly let you know if they object. I've got a couple of hardbound Apple
> reference manuals here too - for the ImageWriter LQ and for the LaserWriter
> II and would be glad to scan portions for anyone needing such info.
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> Seth Lewin
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There's a thread going on over in the comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup right
now started by someone who had his eBay auctions canceled. He was
auctioning Appleworks GS manuals; the only idea anyone could come up
with for why they were canceled is that Apple (who requested the
cancellations) sees selling the manuals without the software as
promotion of piracy - even of software long-discontinued and unavailable.
It wouldn't surprise me if the lawyers adopted a similar stance on
scanned manuals, even ones not tied to a particular software product.
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Mike
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Received on Wed Apr 21 2004 - 12:55:50 BST