[Discussion] OS/2 Professional

[James Cannon]

Hi Norm,

You're probably right, however justifying the money needed for legal expenses would not be offset by income generated by the lawsuit. Think common sense.

Sincerely,
James Cannon


--- On Mon, 7/27/09, Norm Metcalf <n.metcalf at worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> From: Norm Metcalf <n.metcalf at worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Discussion] OS/2 Professional
> To: "POSSI Discussion List" <discussion at lists.possi.org>
> Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 5:23 PM
> 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
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