I think that Jon has been great on this issue and he clearly meant to to the right thing - I hope I didn't come on too strong in my original post ( I can do that sometimes) and I applaud his efforts to be sure that Jan is compensated appropriately. I mainly wanted to raise awareness of the issues involved.
Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> Mike Kone writes;
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\r?\n> > Jon's request to purchase backissues of VBQ was laudable..but his
\r?\n> request
\r?\n> > for duplicating I suspect was made without thinking it through - he
\r?\n> asked
\r?\n> > if someone would be willing to make a duplicate of a copyrighted item.
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\r?\n> >
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\r?\n> I was just looking for a potential source, as Jan said he didn't have
\r?\n> those particular issues any more. I didn't intend to get them for free,
\r?\n> or skirt his copyrights. I paid Jan $120 at NAHBS for a subscription and
\r?\n> back issue collection. He said then that he wasn't sure if he had them
\r?\n> all, and when I received the package there was a note indicating which
\r?\n> issues were missing and that the subscription would be extended to
\r?\n> compensate. I intended on getting his permission, given a willing source
\r?\n> for the issues. I would even have those copies sent to Jan first, and
\r?\n> then pay him for them, if needed.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > And of course, if everyone figures "why subscribe to
\r?\n> > something when I can just copy it later), then there will be nothing
\r?\n> to
\r?\n> > copy.as the potential for profit will evaporate.
\r?\n> >
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\r?\n> I understand the point, but in reality I don't think that happens a lot
\r?\n> in small circles like ours. Sorry if I gave an impression of
\r?\n> unscrupulous intent. For those of us newer to the vintage lightweight
\r?\n> crowd, it's not always easy to tell what directions our interests are
\r?\n> going and what the best sources for information are. Sometimes a little
\r?\n> back-tracking is required, and sometimes a little "bait" helps nudge
\r?\n> people in a certain direction. I try to be conscious of those making the
\r?\n> true contributions, and remunerate them when I can.
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\r?\n> Jon Schaer
\r?\n> Columbus, OH