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ETsC10 · 05-01-2010, 04:31 PM

Good comment 68shortstep.

What we are doing here is not copying the manual but creating an index of where in the
book to find specific info and matching that to page numbers.

This endeavor would probably, if anything, be considered somewhere in the fair use realm.
Same as you, I am not an attorney, so I'm just guessing.

BTW- The original manual in question is most likely still registered to GM (95 years from original
publication via the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992) unless they have transferred those
rights to someone else. Reproductions have been made by publishing companies and are
widely available for purchase online.

05-01-2010, 04:31 PM	#23
ETsC10 Hand Crafted C-10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Burien, WA Posts: 5,180	Re: Assembly Manual Index Good comment 68shortstep. What we are doing here is not copying the manual but creating an index of where in the book to find specific info and matching that to page numbers. This endeavor would probably, if anything, be considered somewhere in the fair use realm. Same as you, I am not an attorney, so I'm just guessing. BTW- The original manual in question is most likely still registered to GM (95 years from original publication via the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992) unless they have transferred those rights to someone else. Reproductions have been made by publishing companies and are widely available for purchase online.