12 Mar
2017
12 Mar
'17
9:53 p.m.
As others said, we're not lawyers so ymmv but I would take it as the same as selling a
used cd, dvd, software or books. The usual law is we can't copy it. So scanning it, if
that company or company's intellectual property is still in existence they might care.
But selling originals is usually ok unless specific wording against it, although
that's also probably the original owner in contract not yourself.?
Ironically I was *just* having a similar thought and self conversation with some training
materials I just purchased from a used book store.
All the best,
- John
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classiccmp.org> Date: 3/12/17 5:15 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "'General Discussion:
On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: AIX
documentation
I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough AIX documentation, but
the trouble is, there are from security classes that were taught by private
companies. Am I legally allowed to resell these?
13 Mar
13 Mar
3:48 a.m.
Folks,
Well I recently retired and was asked to return all training materials to my employer. I
refused as the contracts included in the front of the books clearly stated that these were
licenced to me personally not to whoever paid for the course, and were not to be passed to
any one else, including my employer. I wonder if they would have sent me if they known? If
the materials are meant to be so licenced I would expect them to include a specific
reference to the licence some where at the front. In the case of AIX as folks are still
running AIX courses I suspect that releasing them to the public may not be legal...
Dave
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Subject: RE: AIX documentation
As others said, we're not lawyers so ymmv but I would take it as the same as
selling a used cd, dvd, software or books. The usual law is we can't copy it. So
scanning it, if that company or company's intellectual property is still in
existence they might care. But selling originals is usually ok unless specific
wording against it, although that's also probably the original owner in contract
not yourself. Ironically I was *just* having a similar thought and self
conversation with some training materials I just purchased from a used book
store.
All the best,
- John
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<cctalk at classiccmp.org> Date: 3/12/17 5:15 PM (GMT-06:00) To:
"'General
Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject:
AIX documentation I have a number of binders that have pretty thorough
AIX documentation, but the trouble is, there are from security classes that
were taught by private companies. Am I legally allowed to resell these?
7:10 a.m.
On Mon, 13 Mar 2017, Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk wrote:
Folks,
Well I recently retired and was asked to return all training materials
to my employer. I refused as the contracts included in the front of the
books clearly stated that these were licenced to me personally not to
whoever paid for the course, and were not to be passed to any one else,
including my employer. I wonder if they would have sent me if they
known? If the materials are meant to be so licenced I would expect them
to include a specific reference to the licence some where at the front.
In the case of AIX as folks are still running AIX courses I suspect that
releasing them to the public may not be legal...
Unless Cindy was the original purchaser of the material, she can do
basically anything she likes with the material short of violating the
copyright. Selling them or giving them away doesn't do that.
g.
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