[SEL] Re: Literature on Old Engine - Ethics Question

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi Arnie
         If there ever was a copyrite on either it's LONG ago expired. Ed 
has NO MORE right (legal or ethical) to the literature than does anyone 
else. Had Ed paid for it then it might be a different story--believe me, Ed 
paid NOTHING for what he reprinted.
         Dave
PS, For Peter to "pull" the items when ONLY one person has 
complained/bitched/moaned about them shows where he is coming from!

At 01:49 PM 2/26/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I've got a problem with two of the items that are listed in this handy
>dandy collection of literature.
>
>Specifically, the Bessemer Oilfield Engine manual and the Wico EK manual.
>In my opinion we have no business putting those on the web or keeping
>them there.
>http://www.oldengine.org/docs/Bessemer_Ox_OM.pdf
>http://www.oldengine.org/docs/Wico_EK_OM.pdf
>
>The reason that I strongly object is that these are items that Ed Deis
>sells at Hit & Miss Enterprises.  Notice the "L03" and the "L43" in the
>upper right hand corner of the cover pages?  Those are Ed's "Catalog
>Numbers."  http://www.hitnmiss.com/22.htm
>He lists L03 for sale for $15 and L43 for $3.
>
>Do we REALLY need to rip someone off who provides so many parts and so
>much literature to the hobby?  Come on, if you want a copy of those
>manuals, send Hit & Miss $15 or $3.  If you're in this hobby to any
>extent, even $15 isn't gonna break the bank.  Hell, I spill beer worth
>more than that on a typical engine show weekend!
>
>How about it folks?  Take those off the web.  Let's not cut the hobby
>suppliers who do so much for us.  In fact, why not add a link to Hit &
>Miss's Literature page and push some business Ed's way?
>
>See ya,  Arnie
>
>PS - PLEASE don't go into a long song & dance about where the scans came
>from or how long they've been on the web.  Frankly, I don't care.  I think
>keeping them on the web now is the wrong thing to do.
>
>Arnie Fero
>Pittsburgh, PA
>fero_ah at city-net.com
>
>On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Listerdiesel wrote:
>
> > OK, I have rewritten the menu page for the document section to reflect
> > the overall pictorial changes that we made to the Oldengine site a few
> > years ago. The direct URL for the documents section is :
> >
> > http://www.oldengine.org/docs/Docs.htm
>
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