If it’s open source yes but no if it’s copyright is still active. I would assume it is still covered by copyright.
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How would you determine that? I'll try and find the web link I downloaded it from.
Copyright typically exists for 50 years past the death of the author. In the UK it's 70 years past the death of the author.
So pretty much zero chance that those issues are free from copyright.
Ok, we will drop that idea. There are a pile of them available out there. Just google.
Here is a link to his website http://homews.co.uk/index.html
Here is a link to his website http://homews.co.uk/index.html
Tom O
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If anyone is doing a ceiling in Calgary I have a lift they can borrow.On Saturday I went from this:
To this:
First of three walls wired, sheeted and painted. Two more to go.
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Chicken lights
Forum Pony Express Driver
Drywall lift?? Just grab a buddy and a couple two steps 
One of the few times I won’t wear a hat while working is hanging ceiling board
One of the few times I won’t wear a hat while working is hanging ceiling board
BIG quonset style shop he plans to insulate. Are you talking a dry wall lift or a scaffold type lift thing?
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Tom Kitta
Ultra Member
I have same lift - I am thinking of selling it as I done my garage some time ago.
historicalarms
Ultra Member
I was told by a patent/copy write lawyer that something that has been published and available to the public can be re-published as long as it isn't used for monetary gain in any way...this site is free & has no paid advertising so anything out in public domain should be ok...according to him.
Dabbler
ersatz engineer
@historicalarms the legal situation is far from that simple. Small portions can be used under 'fair use' if used for commentary or other value add. Redistribution of any copyrighted material in whole or substantive part is very definitely illegal.
In Canada telling someone where they can find the material (legal or not) is legal. Sending them a copy, however or hoisting it on a website is on the wrong side of the law.
Tom Kitta
Ultra Member
The PDF is hosted on a website that hosts other documents and clearly adheres to copyright laws. Most likely the copyright owner simply did not bother to claim his copyright and bring the work down.
What the lawyer talks about is releasing it to public domain - i.e. you keep copyright but it can be freely distributed - best example is open source software - it is free to use and free to distribute (over simplified here) but you cannot charge $ for it - it comes with a license that tells you what you can do with it.
What the lawyer talks about is releasing it to public domain - i.e. you keep copyright but it can be freely distributed - best example is open source software - it is free to use and free to distribute (over simplified here) but you cannot charge $ for it - it comes with a license that tells you what you can do with it.
Beautiful work Bill.
You're getting dangerously close to falling out of the hobby category here
