[AMRadio] Heathkit Manual Copyright Challenged

[Jim Wilhite]

I am pleased to read this message.  Gary Gomph, W7FG was a personal friend 
and we discussed this situation before he became SK.  He told me that more 
than one person had claimed intellectual ownership of the manuals.  He spoke 
to a copyright attorney about the situation and was advised that the claim 
was in error.

He continued to offer the manuals on his site until it was sold to another 
party after his death.  In fact the current owner has continued to offer 
them for sale on his site, Vintage Manuals.  I do wish this could be settled 
and they could be returned to BAMA however it is difficult for the owner of 
a free service to defend that position so Ken chose to not provide them.

Maybe some day the world will right itself.

Jim
W5JO



----- Original Message ----- 



> This website has a rather extensive collection of freely downloadable 
> Heathkit manuals. They openly challenge Data Professionals' intellectual 
> ownership of many Heathkit manuals.
>
> Quote:
> "We have received a number of emails from a Don Peterson of Data 
> Professionals
> (7172 Regional Street, PMB 268, Dublin, CA 94568) claiming to be the owner 
> of copyrights on these Heathkit manuals. But so far Mr. Peterson seems 
> unable to substantiate this alleged copyright ownership.
>
> "Therefore Tubular Electronics will continue making these manuals 
> available for download until such time as a verified copyright owner asks 
> to have them removed. Please be reminded that falsely claiming ownership 
> of a copyright is fraud, and such attempts will be reported to the proper 
> authorities.
>
> "I hope the availability of these manual scans has been useful. It is our 
> intention to continue to provide more of this material to our readers. 
> ..."
>
> http://tubularelectronics.com/