Re: Copyright Violation?

What if said standards and details originated with/were created by a now-defunct company?

Paul

• Original Message ----- From: "rajendra bajikar" <rajendrabajikar@yahoo.com> To: <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:06 AM Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Copyright Violation?

> Dear Paul,
> Standards are usually copyright stuff and a rider states that
permission is required before publishing or circulating any part thereof. In India, even taking out copies of standards owned by you is not permitted.
>
> However, your valuable derivations, thumb rules and inferences can be
circulated. You may please check out the stuff you want to let loose, in order to safeguard your own interests. We shall readily pounce upon it once out.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Paul Bowers <pbowers@pipingdesign.com> wrote:
> I have a bunch (maybe 500 sheets) of collected piping standards and
> design details that I probably should make available if this is to be
a
> sharing site. No "secret stuff" though, just documents accumulated
over
> 20 years or so that most piping designers have already. I figure I'd
> have to PDF them all.
>
> Any legal qualms out there?
Received on Thu Mar 18 18:36:00 2004