Downloaded manual legality ?

[machinest]

I have the downloaded manual for the GS550 from Basscliffs site and would like to have it printed off as I find hard copy to be easier to use in the garage are there any legal issues with doing this?

[JJ]

I have the downloaded manual for the GS550 from Basscliffs site and would like to have it printed off as I find hard copy to be easier to use in the garage are there any legal issues with doing this?

A sherriff's deputy once told me that nothing is against the law unless you get caught.

[Griffin]

Printing it is no more/less illegal than downloading it in the first place.

Don't worry about the copyright cops kicking down your door and confiscating your computer if all you do is print out a copy for your own reference. If you were burning CDs of the material and selling them on ebay, that'd be a whole different story.

[machinest]

I was planning to get it printed by a shop as getting a 700 page document off of a home printer is not a practical operation ,at least not for me.

[Flaggo60]

Another approach would be to download the document (back it up, of course), then print off the pages as required for the particular job you're doing .....

[emjay]

I would think the legality of it would depend on whether or not the copyright has expired.

Another approach would be to download the document (back it up, of course), then print off the pages as required for the particular job you're doing .....

That's what I do.

[Clumzi]

My suggestion would be to find a local community college or something. Kinkos might not be the greatest idea .

[spyug]

As suggested, print off the pages you need as you use them or if you are fortunate enough,get an old laptop (or pc if you have space) for the garage.

Paper copies are still best as you can get them dirty then toss 'em. Pcs won't work too well with crud on 'em and computers are pricey to toss...even old ones.

You might find you will have a problem getting things copied at a big outfit like staples or Kinkos as they don't like to make copies from published documents. Our local staples won't even copy from the newspaper but they will let you do it yourself.

Good luck with it.
Cheers,
Spyug.

[GQROD]

It's only illegal if you try to sell copies on e-bay or anywhere else, which is why some of his manuals show in black print " COPY NOT FOR RE-SALE. "

For personal use it should be legal since anyone can make anything that has a patent for personal use and it's not illegal.

[Clone]

Legal smeagal
What are we cops?
Wait there are a couple on here?
No absolutely not never download or print anything

[cromwell1234]

Cops don't care about your early 1980's download on fixing a bike!!!!---Your cousin from europe downloaded it anyway--he;'s gone back home--his name is Suki-No-Givi-Sh#t--from Hiko-Loco-Japan-forgot his number but you can look him up!!-

[dardoonk]

I was planning to get it printed by a shop as getting a 700 page document off of a home printer is not a practical operation ,at least not for me.

Come on guys, I thought everyone had the shop manual memorized by now?

Personally, I prefer putting the laptop inside a clear dry cleaning bag when I have to use it in the garage. Just leave a hole around the fan on the bottom

[Dogma]

I was planning to get it printed by a shop as getting a 700 page document off of a home printer is not a practical operation ,at least not for me.

At that cost you might as well buy it and have a good, bound copy with no lien on your conscience. If they're out of print, I have much less problem with downloading it. OTOH, If anyone cared about the copyright, I'd think that the sites that host them would have been sued by now. On yet another hand, how long does the copyright on such a thing last?

[duaneage]

Copyrights used to be around 20 years. Thanks to Disney copyright is now 90 years. Look for it to be extended again before 2013 when the copyright for the mouse runs out.

Read lawrence Lessig's "Free Culture" to see how this happened.

Some companies, like Harmon's JBL. don't enforce copyright for old technical publications. They are nice enough not to care about making a dollar off everything. Who knows if Suzuki feels the same way.