Date:         Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:12:34 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Carfax request apology and thanks
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
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On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:03 -0700, "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> If I'm not mistaken, there are Bentley publisher people that are
>> members of this list. Likely one of the main reasons (and not the
>> "right one" IMO) people are "reminded" not to copy and post or
>> distribute Bentley pages.
>
> If so, I'd call this narrow thinking.  While I'd agree that nobody should do something like host an entire copy of the Bentley (or other copyrighted works) on-line for all to use, selective distribution of relevant pages to an individual in need might very well motivate said person to go buy his own copy, once he sees how useful it is.
>
> Not really much different than going to the local library and photocopying the pages of interest.


I should have left the "IMO" out of my response.

My response was an attempt to offer one of the "why's" behind why a
"copy" of Bentley, say as opposed to ETKA etc., doesn't get posted on
this list. (or more accurately a server somewhere online). And/or why
people get "reminded" not to offer/ask.

:)

Neil.


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