On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 10:38 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: > Donald Keenan wrote: > >> A naive novice here...is this illegal because these manuals are >> copyright protected and if sold are basically burned copies that are >> breaking copyright law? > > Yes, they are considered "Apple Internal Documents" and meant only for > Apple > Authorized technicians to use.
The were provided to Apple Authorized repair shops as part of the Authorized membership package for many years until recently, when it all went on-line. If distributing the individual service manuals is illegal (it is), distributing the real CDs (or even copies of them) is doubly-so. These are confidential documents, and I'm sure copy-right applies, but the real reason these are illegal is because the intended recipients of these documents and CDs signed contracts with Apple that stated they would NEVER distribute them. It's really in their best interest, too; propagation of these docs waters down the value of the services these Service Providers offer, and doesn't really affect Apple directly. I'd be willing to bet the prohibition against distribution was included at the request of the Service Providers, not Apple. If I were a Service Provider, I'd be hopping mad any time I saw these on-line, as it would have a negative impact on my business. That said, Apple hasn't distributed CDROMs of Service Source in a year or two, so if you won't get any that have documents on recent-ish machines. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
