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Re: IowaBoy is back [message #27064 is a reply to message #27023]

Fri, 19 October 2018 11:42

zedsalt
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Registered: March 2008

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I've never heard...not from a reliable source, anyway...anything about profit or the potential for profit coming into play in a copyright case until/unless it's been adjudicated that there was infringement, and even then, it's only used to determine the amount of the penalty and/or compensation. The standard is "making available to a reasonably-seized circle of family and friends". And where it regards the internet, judges don't look at how likely or unlikely a group larger than that might conceivably become aware of the unauthorized item; "available" is "available".
The only thing there might be to worry about here would be: is there anyone who'd WANT to sue you for putting copies of these old manuals out there? I mean, there are companies who put warnings on their printed material that say they'll sue you just for making ANY photocopy, even for your own use, even though you purchased the original (of course, they'd have to find out about it first), but these are old Kustom manuals we're talking about.
Even if you did have reason to be concerned, you'd only know it for certain if you received a "cease and desist" letter, and after that, you'd have a full 90 days to comply; they couldn't go after you in court for anything you did anytime before the end of that grace period.

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