Technically, in the U.S., it's a violation of copyright to give someone a copy or facsimile of copyrighted material unless you obtain permission from the publisher or author, depending on which owns the copyright. I'm not sure what the European copyright laws say on the issue. In the US, a violation exists even if you don't charge money. Suppose, for example, you were to post the article on a web site. Even though no charge is made for accessing the article you are appropriating the right of the copyright holder to control distribution of his materials. -- John, '87 Westy >is it legal? > >it's legal as long as you don't sell it, or say that you came up with the >idea. > > > >Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6 >cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu 1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4 >sudhir_desai@geocities.com 1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6 >ICQ# 8255956 >http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889 |
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