Manuals and Copyright

[rogerowen]

I was interested to see a comment about copyright, and I understand the potential worry about the possibility of copyright infringement in offering a copy for sale on this web site. However, one has to ask - who actually owns the copyright - Morris Motors, BMC, British Leyland, Rover Group ???- all of which are defunct businesses. Has the copyright been legally transferred to another party? Are they, as the legal copyright owners reprinting the manual and offering it for sale? Just a thought. Just about every kind of contempory manual can be found on Ebay for very small cost (usually on CD).

[customjob]

I believe the copyright is owned by the Chinese as in the Nanjing Motor Corporation who bought Mg Rover and all rights under previous names. Not 100% sure but seem to remember reading it in one the motoring press magazines several years ago.

[rogerowen]

So no problem then! A country that copies just about everything themselves, on a daily basis, would surely have no issue with a few photocopies of a Morris Minor workshop manual.

[Joe-54]

A country that copies everything themselves would surely have no issue with a few photocopies of a Morris Minor workshop manual.

Karma.

[les]

Can you imagine being taken to court for downloading a copy of the Morris Minor workshop manual? Well maybe in a world where nothing else is happening, but wouldn't it make a great monty python sketch!

[millerman]

MMOC Committe to find out who has the copyright, purchase or ask for donation of said copyright (if that's what you do)

Simple?

I suspect there is someone on this forum who understands copyright law, if so please write to MMOC Committee with advice, copy letter to mods so that they know as well

Let's have some positive action