On 5/10/04, Clyde Kahrl wrote: > >I just picked up this from slashdot : > >http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/04/05/10/1024231.shtml?tid=137&tid=180 > >I'm not sure what we are allowe to say about it.
These ones Apple (so far as I would guess) won't care about - they are photos done by the people at PBFixit, and not copies of the Apple Tech Repair Manuals (which Apple will hound you down about via their legal eagles, undoubtedly). Apple's always been VERY protective about their (copyrighted) Tech Repair Manuals, and I know in the past even mentioning a link which was to a place with the Apple TRM's was highly a no-no! But some sites have sprung up where people have taken their own photos, written their own descriptions of the take-apart procedures for various models. Since *how* a computer is taken apart (SFAIK) is not copyrightable, Apple's objection is to copying their intellectual properties (as in, the actual photos and descriptions of the steps to be taken). Heck, if you give the parts different names, you might even be able to try to claim your procedure was a copyrighted work, I suppose... ;-) And here's another site with directions that Apple hasn't told to take down (pick your PB model, up through the TiBooks): http://www.powerbooktech.com/knowledge.htm My (non-legal) $0.02 about the matter, Jim Rohde Disclaimer: Since the boss can't fire me, I don't care whose opinions anyone thinks these are.... -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
