29 May
1998
29 May
'98
10:05 a.m.
Copyrights are valid (those affecting 1960) for 75 years, at least. That's
for whoever made them, assumed them, or what have you. Someone owns the
rights, whether the company exists or not.
-Mike
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From: Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: EC-1 (was Re: Re[2]: Computer Values)
Date: Friday, May 29, 1998 9:34 PM
At 09:23 PM 5/29/98 -0500, you wrote:
>On Fri, 29 May 1998, Shawn Rutledge wrote:
>
>> FWIW, the company that currently sells Heathkit manual reprints
doesn't
> look too
kindly on people publishing web manuals from what I've heard.
> I'd sure like to publish my stash too if I could do so without getting
sued.
>
>Hmm, I know that any patents associated with the EC-1 have expired by
>now, but I don't recall how long a copyright lasts (more than 38 years, suspect).
Yes, but are they still valid if the owner is out of business? I know
the HK manuals are WIDELY copied and the copies sold. So are Tektronix, and a lot of others, and they're still in
business!
Joe
-- Doug