[Icom] Service Manuals on CD

Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:30:41 -0500

Well, I know I am going to probably add nothing to the debate, however, I 
am somewhat amused that Icom and others have created a situation similar to 
the record companies.  In that they have failed to provide a service or 
product that fits their customers needs.  While it is not profitable for 
them to provide manual services on obsolete product, they surely could 
benefit by supporting second source vendors for this service.  Long have I 
wished for the ability to customize a cd of my favorite tunes, only to be 
unable to purchase that product from the recording industry.  MP3 and 
others are pushing that industry out of the comfort zone.  While not 
endorsing copyright infringement in any way, maybe these new media will 
force the vendors to respond to their customers. Dave

At 11:41 AM 2/25/02 -0800, you wrote:
>At 11:14 AM 2/25/2002, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >One more thing - How many times have you seen a post here where someone
> >offered to copy (or loan for that purpose) an Icom manual. Doesn't that
> >amount to the same thing?
>
>Yes, it does.  The doctrine of "fair use" says that minor copying of 
>individual pages or schematics is okay, but at some subjective point you 
>exceed fair use and fall under copyright prohibitions.
>
>I am sure Icom doesn't mind isolated copying a manual for a friend, but 
>when you start charging for those copies they will begin to get 
>interested.  When you start advertising them on an international venue, 
>they will get very interested.
>
>Some manufactures have actually given blanket permission to some manual 
>copying services (W7FG comes to mind, which is the source of Sarrio's 
>copies), but when I asked the gentleman selling the CDs if he had 
>permission, his refusal to answer was all the answer I needed.
>
>I will try to get Icom to respond to this issue.  I have a feeling (but it 
>is only that) they won't mind copying material that is no longer available 
>from them, but let me see if they are willing to go on record for that.
>
>73, Dick
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>Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada
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>
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