[Heathkit] BAMA and Heathkit docs???

[Van K7VS]

Does this mean I can't sell my old heathkit manuals.  I have at least 200 
hundred different titles in a file here.  Van, K7VS


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Dan Pividal" <dpividal at tampabay.rr.com>; "heathkit at mailman.qth.nt" 
<heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] BAMA and Heathkit docs???


> Below is the party line as posted by Ken to some reflectors.
>
> Ive been advised that there are some that have copied the complete file
> to CD.
>
> I am looking for a copy of that CD and will arrange to have it hosted
> offshore where the silliness factor is ignored.
>
> Carl
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> There has been a lot of discussion about the disappearance of the
> Heathkit manuals from BAMA.
> It has always been my policy to immediately remove material from BAMA
> any time a copyright was exercised.  The current owner of the Heathkit
> copyright bought and paid for it and has a right to receive a return on
> his investment.  When he contacted me to exercise the copyright, I
> immediately agreed to remove the Heathkit manuals.
>
> Copyright is as American as apple pie and is protected by the
> Constitution and the laws made under it by the Congress.  While I may be
> best known for making manuals and schematics available for free
> downloading on BAMA, I'm here to tell you that I believe in the
> principle of copyright and have absolutely no trouble with the exercise
> of that right by an owner....nor should you.
>
> There seems to be some uncertainty about the length that a copyright is
> valid.  Some seem to think that copyrighted material enters the public
> domain after 20 years.  That is simply not true.  The Heathkit material
> copyright extends for 95 years from the copyright date.  So, that manual
> for the SB-10 Sideband Adapter copyrighted in 1960 is protected until
> 2055 when it will become a part of the public domain.  I seriously doubt
> that I will be around to add it back to the BAMA collection at that
> time!
>
> For a succinct presentation of the length of time for a work to become
> part of the public domain, see http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
>
>
> 73,
>
> -- 
> Ken K4XL
> k4xl at arrl.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Pividal" <dpividal at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "heathkit at mailman.qth.nt" <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:41 PM
> Subject: [Heathkit] BAMA and Heathkit docs???
>
>
>> Did I get this right?
>> Because some company bought the educational material, that was once
>> sold by a company that used to sell radio equipment but has been out
>> of that business for over 30 years, we can no longer download Heathkit
>> manuals from BAMA.
>> If this is so we need to start our own files.
>> What is it with BAMA?
>> The copyrights on those manuals must be expired by now.
>> Does the company that bought the rights to the material plan on
>> selling the manuals or just keep them out of the hand of HAMS?
>> Does anyone have more information on this?
>> Dan/N4VET
>>
>


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