914 Shop Manuals in PDF, Does anyone have the Shop Manuals in PDF? Options

[Stapler]

Would any of you that have the Shop Manuals in PDF be kind enough to send them to me?


Thanks

[kconway]

Interesting thread. I few threads down everyone's backing Jake and Len because someone has stole there patented work.

Whats the difference?

[ericread]

Interesting thread. I few threads down everyone's backing Jake and Len because someone has stole there patented work.

Whats the difference?

Hmmmmmmmmm..... I didn't do it...

Eric (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[ericread]

Interesting thread. I few threads down everyone's backing Jake and Len because someone has stole there patented work.

Whats the difference?

Hmmmmmmmmm..... I didn't do it...

Eric (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Actually, it is my belief that these manuals are out of print. By that, I mean that there are no new copies being printed, published or sold by Porsche at this time. Therefore, the copyright owner (Porsche) would experience no apparent damage through the public release of this information, regardless of the media in which it was released. Additionally, since these cars are ~35 years old, there are no "trade secrets" that would be disclosed by the release of these documents.

Therefore, I really don't see any possible damages to Porsche in this case. The difference in the Jake/Len situation is that the "intellectual art" perffected by Jake and Len is recent, and has current financial value.

However, the acquisition and reverse engineering of technology is pretty much an accepted practice in today's business world. If, in fact, Jake and Len do require each and every customer to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to purchase, then release of this information would seem to be actionable by Jake and Len.

So I really don't see these two items as comparable in a significant way.

Just my $.02

Eric Read

[Cap'n Krusty]

Interesting thread. I few threads down everyone's backing Jake and Len because someone has stole there patented work.

Whats the difference?

Hmmmmmmmmm..... I didn't do it...

Eric (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Actually, it is my belief that these manuals are out of print. By that, I mean that there are no new copies being printed, published or sold by Porsche at this time. Therefore, the copyright owner (Porsche) would experience no apparent damage through the public release of this information, regardless of the media in which it was released. Additionally, since these cars are ~35 years old, there are no "trade secrets" that would be disclosed by the release of these documents.

Therefore, I really don't see any possible damages to Porsche in this case. The difference in the Jake/Len situation is that the "intellectual art" perffected by Jake and Len is recent, and has current financial value.

However, the acquisition and reverse engineering of technology is pretty much an accepted practice in today's business world. If, in fact, Jake and Len do require each and every customer to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to purchase, then release of this information would seem to be actionable by Jake and Len.

So I really don't see these two items as comparable in a significant way.

Just my $.02

Eric Read

You ask Porsche about that? I don't think they'd follow your reasoning. In fact, I'd bet on it .............. I've been on the receiving end of their "big stick". You don't wanna be there, trust me. Ask John Dunkle, former owner of a site from which all this came from. The Cap'n

[ericread]

Interesting thread. I few threads down everyone's backing Jake and Len because someone has stole there patented work.

Whats the difference?

Hmmmmmmmmm..... I didn't do it...

Eric (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Actually, it is my belief that these manuals are out of print. By that, I mean that there are no new copies being printed, published or sold by Porsche at this time. Therefore, the copyright owner (Porsche) would experience no apparent damage through the public release of this information, regardless of the media in which it was released. Additionally, since these cars are ~35 years old, there are no "trade secrets" that would be disclosed by the release of these documents.

Therefore, I really don't see any possible damages to Porsche in this case. The difference in the Jake/Len situation is that the "intellectual art" perffected by Jake and Len is recent, and has current financial value.

However, the acquisition and reverse engineering of technology is pretty much an accepted practice in today's business world. If, in fact, Jake and Len do require each and every customer to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to purchase, then release of this information would seem to be actionable by Jake and Len.

So I really don't see these two items as comparable in a significant way.

Just my $.02

Eric Read

You ask Porsche about that? I don't think they'd follow your reasoning. In fact, I'd bet on it .............. I've been on the receiving end of their "big stick". You don't wanna be there, trust me. Ask John Dunkle, former owner of a site from which all this came from. The Cap'n

You may be right oh Krusty One, but the dissimination of documentation without material gain, of which has been discontinued by the original copyright holder, for the personal gain only of legal purchasers of the end product would seemingly be hard to prosecute. If this were being provided for material gain, or for use in selling one or more products for material gain, that would be an altogether different story.

Since March 1, 1989 copyright notice has been optional. Before that date, copyright notice was mandatory and a work published with no copyright notice risked loss of copyright protection if not corrected within a specified period of time. Since there is no indication of copyright notice or correction within these documents, and since this manual was created and published prior to March 1, 1989, there is no indication of copyright protection.

HOWEVER, the works were created in Germany and German law may be more protective or original authors. I guess if we see a cease and desist order from Porsche, we'll have a much better idea...

Again, only my $.02

Eric