[Discussion] OS/2 Professional

[Norm Metcalf]

Despite OS/2 Professional Magazine being out of business their 
copyrights are still valid.  Under the law you need explicit written 
permission to distribute copies of the originals (you can sell the 
actual magazines).
	Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado

James Cannon wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> The magazine is out of business. Not sure how much they would lose on a 15-20year old publication. The libraries do it all the time (microfiche?). I think it is ok to archive your own documents. I archive music CDs all the time and then only play the copies until the sun, dog, or kids ruin them.
> 
> Sincerely,
> James Cannon
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Thomas Clayton <topcatdrc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: Thomas Clayton <topcatdrc at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Discussion] OS/2 Professional
>> To: discussion at lists.possi.org
>> Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 12:30 AM
>>
>> Copyright Violation!
>>
>> If they'd just let out the original (?Framemaker or
>> ?Pagemaker) files
>>  :-)
>>
>> from which *.PDFs could be generated
>>
>> (or we had "native" Framemaker for OS/2 OR Pagemaker for
>> OS/2)
>>  :-D 
>>
>> ... still it /would/ have been nice.
>>
>> Tom Clayton
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 7/25/09, James Cannon <cyberspittle at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> From: James Cannon <cyberspittle at yahoo.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Discussion] OS/2 Professional
>>> To: "POSSI Discussion List" <discussion at lists.possi.org>
>>> Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 7:53 PM
>>>
>>> Hi Gordon,
>>>
>>> Would be nice if someone if someone scanned the
>> magazines
>>> for posterity and made available.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> James Cannon
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Sat, 7/25/09, Gordon Snider <gsnider at look.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Gordon Snider <gsnider at look.ca>
>>>> Subject: [Discussion] OS/2 Professional
>>>> To: "eComStation" <eComStation at yahoogroups.com>,
>>> "Possi Discussion" <discussion at possi.org>,
>>> "Scoug General" <scoug-general at scoug.com>
>>>> Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 3:48 PM
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone need an issue or 2 of "OS/2
>> Professional"
>>>> magazine?
>>>>
>>>> I have a few issues from Volumes I, II, and III
>> that I
>>> will
>>>> give away by 
>>>> ones and twos if you need them to complete your
>>>> collection.
>>>>
>>>> Please contact me off-list.
>>>>
>>>> Gordon Snider