Re: Using technical information from an

[James Hutchinson <hutch -at- ECE -dot- UIUC -dot- EDU>]

You are correct. The work carries a copyright even if none is explicitly
claimed.

>You may want to dig a bit deeper about this.  It is my understanding
>(although I'm not a lawyer) that as of 1989, it is no longer necessary to
>place a copyright statement on a document in order for it to carry a
>copyright.  My philosophy is when in doubt always obtain permission.
>
>Sharon Key
>Senior Tech Writer
>A. G. Edwards, Inc.
>skey -at- agedwards -dot- com
> ----------
>From: Donald Ray
>To: TECHWR-L
>Subject: Re: Using technical information from an
>Date: Tuesday, September 09, 1997 10:11AM
>
>Check the front of the manual.  If you find a copyright, then you can't
>use it unless you obtain written permission from the copyright owner(s).
> Faced with a similar problem, our legal department worked out an
>agreements with the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) to obtain soft
>copies of their documentation and replace the OEM's name with ours.
>
>>----------
>>From:  WS Mendler[SMTP:wmendler -at- PTDPROLOG -dot- NET]
>>Sent:  Tuesday, September 09, 1997 8:55 AM
>>To:    TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>>Subject:       Re: Using technical information from another company
>>
>>This brings up another question...  As more and more companies make and
>>use third-party "widgets" for use in other people's software, what are the
>>implications for documentation?  We've integrated third-party
>>spellcheckers and graphing modules into our products recently -- and
>>sometimes those products come with their own Help files.  Is it legit to
>>point to that file from my own manual or online help?
>>
>>//skip
>>
>> On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Katherin King wrote:
>>
>>> Subject: Using technical information from another company
>>>
>>> I'm documenting a feature which integrates our software with another
>>> company's hardware. I want to provide an overview of the hardware
>>>component,
>>> but I don't know enough about it to write anything from scratch. Can I
>use
>>> their description? Do I have to reword it, or can I use it "as is"? Does
>>> this fall under copywrite law or something?
>>>
>>
>>WS (Skip) Mendler  wmendler -at- cornetltd -dot- com
>>Documentation & Information Specialist
>>CorNet International, Stroudsburg PA
>>
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