[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: RAINBOW scans

[Frank Pittel]

James,

I'm going to have to respectfully agree and disagree with your email. :-)

Personally if someone wants to scan the copies of Rainbow or any other
magazine they have and post it on the web that's their business and I wish
them the best of luck. I don't think there is any problem with someone mentioning
the legal implications of what they're doing. I do agree that there is
a bit of piling on that goes on. Interestingly enough none of the most vocal
are lawyers or have consulted a lawyer. With the regularity that this issue
seems to come up I think it's time we actually contact a lawyer and post
the opinion of a lawyer into a faq of some sort and post it from time to time.

I don't remember anyone actually threatening someone on list.

I personally am looking forward to the "rainbow on a dvd" disk to become available
so I can buy it.

Frank


On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:14:56AM -0000, James Diffendaffer wrote:
> Well... it didn't take long for the handful of people that run
> roughshod over the mailing list to run off yet another person that
> actually wants to do something for the CoCo.  Congratulations, I hope
> you are proud.
> 
> You don't own the copyrights, those that do couldn't prove damages
> from copying a magazine that has been out of print for 20 years, and
> yet you badger and threaten people?  Absolutely unreal.
> 
> Any of you wonder why it's such a small community... gee... I don't
> know... could it be hostility perhaps?  You have no idea how many
> times I've heard about the hostility of this group from other people
> in other 8 bit forums.  
> 
> The scan quality of the magazines that were put up was just passable
> in some places.  I don't see how that could compete with the Rainbow
> on disk project.
> 
> Look, if you don't like something... fine!  Nobody has a problem with
> that, express your opinion.  But please don't repeatedly argue and
> threaten and try to badger them into submission.  All that does is run
> people off.
> 
> 
> 
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