Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!orstcs!ruffwork From: ruffwork@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU (Ritchey Ruff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: Aggravating manuals Message-ID: <560@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> Date: Wed, 14-Oct-87 19:30:51 EDT Article-I.D.: orstcs.560 Posted: Wed Oct 14 19:30:51 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 16-Oct-87 06:18:13 EDT References: <1651@killer.UUCP> <823@qiclab.UUCP> <1699@killer.UUCP> <189@sas.UUCP> Reply-To: ruffwork@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU.UUCP (Ritchey Ruff) Organization: Oregon State University - CS - Corvallis, Oregon Lines: 21 Summary: copy shops CAN copy manuals [############] <--sharp edges give the line eater heartburn... In article <189@sas.UUCP> bts@sas.UUCP (Brian T. Schellenberger) writes: >It is *illegal* to copy most manuals, and responsible, professional copy shops >won't do it. I know that the Kinko's here require ID from me to copy my own >copyrighted book. I would suspect that any other copy shop that is going to >do a decent job will be the same way. > --Brian. >(Brian T. Schellenberger) ...!mcnc!rti!sas!bts If you REALLY press Kinko's about (as I had to about a year ago) they told me that THEY can't get sued for copying, I CAN (sort of like you can't sue the phone company for a crank call - unless they made it ;-). They had that policy to "protect" their customers (and they DO stick to it unless you talk to the shop manager and convince them you are ok..). --ritchey Ritchey Ruff ruffwork@cs.orst.edu (or {hp-pcd | tektronix}!orstcs!ruffwork) "I haven't lost my mind, its backed up on tape..."