Hans Franke wrote:
>> Was
someone looking for Commie schematics? Sams has a
>> ton of them from the Vic20 through the Amiga 500. Not sure how
>> cost effective it might be to spend the $$$ on a schematic for a
>> $20 machine thoough.
So, what's the deal with copyright on
schematics? If someone can sell
them and make money out of them, is there any reason why they can't be
scanned and put on the 'net for free? Or do companies that sell such
information pay royalties for every schematic sold or something??
Don't know in this case, but its still money to earn.
Every cent is at least 1/100 of a dollar.
I believe it just has to do with the fact that they have it in print, and in many cases
they are
copyrighting their time in reverse engineering it to get the schematic in the first place.
Why do
companies copyright webpages? Still in viewable form and prone to being stolen
essentially.
Another reason might be - just because they can.
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