U Bill Warner time may aftec opinions exj M w fun RECEIVED LETTER old friend model plans dealer has opened up topic modelers want think about piracy Some plans selling legally being copied sold much leave subject already mind conversation last year Ed Packard venerable Cleveland Model Supply has complained same thing years put piracy issue out discussion via FF Sport & Scale column received landslide feedback much quite emotional term can worms used number respondents chastised exposing issue thoughtful comments poured concerned plans dealers buyers designers newsletter editors stripped capabilities deal issue within confines column pirates question will remain namelessthe process important players know few persons accused honorable men have done hobby modelers ever will issue remains Piracy has two aspects legal moral legal part about simple gets creator set plans person entity purchasing rights plans has exclusive right profit duration copyright has secured Persons copy sell copyrighted plans permission breaking law can sued although has never happened because expense process would exceed amount money might recovered Works published prior January 1 1978 could copyrighted 28 years renewable another 47 years Some plans like Clevelands copyrighted copyrights renewed some plans magazines now-defunct model companies Plans copyrighted since 1978 protected creators lifetime plus 50 years prospective buyer sees no copyright date set plans know generally assumed someone selling materials has rights always true people engage piracy cause loss income copyright owner legally buy set plans enlarge copier own use trouble make copy give sell friend strict interpretation copyright law states friend deprived copyright owner income could reasonably argue recipient would have purchased plans own no ones income would affected either way law law It is generally assumed someone selling materials has rights always true Considering number people record songs radio record movies television US population should behind bars depriving copyright owners what would have gotten works purchased market law although side copyright holder useless several reasons difficulty documenting loss income ease copies can made widespread nature practice prohibitive legal costs involved makes possible pin down two flagrant violators Perhaps main issue individual modeler ethical Consider point view persons involved Plan Creator Designer Vein Clements top creators around has created plans hundreds hours hard work full-size Gee Bees have successfully built flown sale plans significant part income someone copies sells directly affected Legendary designers such Bill Winter Earl Stahl late Wait Mooney have countless models published magazines plans readily available deaiers some have sought designers permission some have magazine intending sell copies plans prints will hold rights no special arrangements have entered creator plan printed one-shot basis will have rights retained creator Since authors consider work good hobby plans business always upset someone wants add plan selling list realize margin profit usually smail paying royaities would too much burden dealer Earl Stahl says bothered piracy plans gets annoyed someone makes changes person leaves [Stahls] name Bill Winter says . feels pleased honored somebody runs something may older family prolific Wait Mooney used say main interest get people build didnt care passed plans around An interesting piracy scenario brought up Suppose person makes three-view drawing outlines fullsized aircraft way has taken work airplanes designer someone uses three-view model planthis person has taken two previous creations paying Jim Walkers patented bellcrank idea used would three someone takes model plans changes few lines sells different set plans under own name plans dealer makes unauthorized copy adds line much leave anyone gets complicated Plans Seller Does own plans sells Some dont much create modify plans sell often improving 38 Model Aviation 4ideas iot con availal putting several magazine pages together sheet adding missing part outlines original kit adding missing wing half etc changes have made before no longer original plan have rights plans sell result financial transaction though did draw Cleveland Models example Finally sellers have obtained plans copy sell virtually drawn either permission designer copyright holder Fran Ptaskiewicz holds copyright release sell Harold deBolts plans tells guy returned plans just purchased asking exchange Fran recognized plans pirated sent guy explanation request reimbursed postage has never heard back him Now weve added discourtesy illegal unethical Most sellers know giving up day jobs provide valuable service fellow modelers rescuing plans intents purposes lost us have made available reasonable cost large percentage sellers make effort get proper permission plan designer owner rights still alive identified some respondents pirates sell plans part controversial magazines print tiny plans small models sell full-sized copies opposed Golden Age model magazine printed full-sized build-on plans issue Some like Aeromodeller still provide fold-out plans Two persons said resent practice because discourages beginners think would applaud someone enlarged magazine presentation illegally passed around though would deprive magazine income Quite often plans appearing magazines property creator technically take plans magazine newsletter enlarge sell piracyeven give plans away Average Modeler 80% wrote said would buy plan knew pirated Pete Kerezman sums up dominant attitude sically its wrong steal both seller buyer diminished participating such activity respondents noted however FF Scale movement would have seriously impeded plans pirated available via small dealers newsletters Quite few said no way knowing plan legally copied excellent point modeler protested legal owner line plans did create owned copyright charging too much made him real pirate another person used term highway robbery regard Another 42 Model Aviation BEST IN SCALE ELrIE PLANS uv nmarns RhlYANT Denaij Deynot ue6er obglandnoop Scale buitani decignera pail mmber otdae UKS scSi t Tb ban p1mm N act CAfl drawn hot flue have butt tail flown soil build, like BriuaTayloe Taylorvilt nil ull U plan till tilety tail flown nil pit publalud oe advulitni lIt nugani- -e bone bitib ortkwn CATALOGS BaotmScale ... 00 ASP AleonS 5500 ASP Scale Thawing iSOG RCMW Pham catalog ... 0 VTh Gnome catalog PLEASE Alt 3266FF call te inhomfion nil credit oedna 909 385 3939 ftc 899 0307 No2AwoThnel/daitacaleAr.SiOO0 No350314 & Ifthaenit80A 53 33500 NoAWeetlandWldgaot tldhscaie.33036 No9 Wantland Lderhlepmn..S330Il No15 ME 163 Konut 116th cnje....53000 No21 DII Tiger Moth 66 span333110 The. sea 24 gut passe sanitabbi AdSMpg Engine 10-LiE 2SrOK4 ST Pln&Tu1atu 34000 S500p Epony glass aewi 33300 Wing elba 3200019 pIcture pheab gan SI 746 Aik about ban oil pate aback abut BOB HOLMAN PLANS P0 BOX 741-MA SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 said would buy pirated plans sole way could get Newsletters Most newsletters rely borrowing old plans often passed person person Being harried volunteer newsletter editor myself have published hundreds plans threeviews no permission though never far know sale anyone holding rights Original plans should perhaps marked No commercial use may made drawing authors permission number plans sold least dealer have taken directly newsletters allowing plans published no payment generally doing get people buildthey usually dont copyright plans flattered get exposure other newsletters However some object having work sold getting credit being asked permission think newsletter editors believe doing service modelers making money plans Have sellers creators lost income because newsletter plans modeler cites case illegally-copied compact disc distributed several people copy actually created market performers music resulting purchases CDs attendance concerts people might never have known artist before legally ethically wrong benefited concerned Dick Hawes editor Winding Stooge draws line publishing plans kits still production design appeared 1930s go few people suggested columnists publish names pirates dont think would benefit hobby know people involved plans business pirates performing great service hobby keeping old plans available suspect about 1% plans sold fall illegal category few plans have done living designers permission should have obtained majority plans available other source designers either dead have no malice toward persons make minimal profit work probably paid long ago Roland Friestad does computerized plan business magazines including reductions copies intends extensive list plans three-views marking subject active copyrights list sources could purchased massive undertaking library plans three-views exceeds 30000 would answer modelers concernsI think Roland should go ahead worthy project perhaps grant AMA Bob Clemens suggests copyrighted plans clearly marked copyright logo year copyright renewal think dealers could stamp plans Public Domain identify date copyrighted renewed stamp Permission reprint owner date adding too much cost Buyers would feel confident would participating activity should weigh conscience would nice have embargoed plans list Dick Hawes puts newsletters columns warn modelers what plans namely material under copyright purchase other-thanauthorized sources feel would also nice credit designers plans out copyright ask permission possible Courtesy never hurts Modelers overwhelmingly against purchasing pirated plans acknowledge hurts creators hobby Purchasers need assure themselves buying reputable dealer can assure plans under someone elses active copyright felt morally okay copy plans permission werent sold Others thought copyright laws gave undeserved rights people taking other peoples work just changing portion What can done practical standpoint legal system going give aggrieved plans copyright holder much help other perhaps making cease desist order forceful Most culprits names mentioned bad people think will much careful future knowing movement make buyers aware Ethically modelers should make effort find out plans purchase being sold illegallya list copyrighted plans would help Also giving away illegally copied plans needs thought matter degree kind easy considered minor crime plans will continue passed around way right wrong Newsletter editors should perhaps make special effort identify plans Copyright 1996 whenever Joe Blow rights reserved No commercial use shall made plan Printed permission Other newsletters feel free copy magazines such Model Aviation might identify plans publish legal status says sell give away copies better chance remaining unsullied Let conscience guide Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 field shop AERO-STAND easiest way get plane up ready fly AERO-STAND safely conveniently cradles plane V Assemble planes field getting down knees straining back V Holdsyourplanehtheshop hinging coveting mid instiding R/C eql4meilt V Safely stores completed model V 3posiiiancradla4uststo47&11 widths V Sturdy steel tube construction corrosion resistant powder coated finish protective padding V Dimensions 27 long x 31 tall V Easily supports model weights 55 IbsI V Folds down treuosport Stod #810 AERO4TAN Portable Work Station Designed Comfort Mind qp MIDWEST PRODUCTS CO INC 400 S Indiana St PG Box 564 Hobart IN 46342 800 348-3497E-Mail midwkits@pla-netnet April 1997 43 Available favorite hobby source
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 38, 42, 43
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 38, 42, 43
U Bill Warner time may aftec opinions exj M w fun RECEIVED LETTER old friend model plans dealer has opened up topic modelers want think about piracy Some plans selling legally being copied sold much leave subject already mind conversation last year Ed Packard venerable Cleveland Model Supply has complained same thing years put piracy issue out discussion via FF Sport & Scale column received landslide feedback much quite emotional term can worms used number respondents chastised exposing issue thoughtful comments poured concerned plans dealers buyers designers newsletter editors stripped capabilities deal issue within confines column pirates question will remain namelessthe process important players know few persons accused honorable men have done hobby modelers ever will issue remains Piracy has two aspects legal moral legal part about simple gets creator set plans person entity purchasing rights plans has exclusive right profit duration copyright has secured Persons copy sell copyrighted plans permission breaking law can sued although has never happened because expense process would exceed amount money might recovered Works published prior January 1 1978 could copyrighted 28 years renewable another 47 years Some plans like Clevelands copyrighted copyrights renewed some plans magazines now-defunct model companies Plans copyrighted since 1978 protected creators lifetime plus 50 years prospective buyer sees no copyright date set plans know generally assumed someone selling materials has rights always true people engage piracy cause loss income copyright owner legally buy set plans enlarge copier own use trouble make copy give sell friend strict interpretation copyright law states friend deprived copyright owner income could reasonably argue recipient would have purchased plans own no ones income would affected either way law law It is generally assumed someone selling materials has rights always true Considering number people record songs radio record movies television US population should behind bars depriving copyright owners what would have gotten works purchased market law although side copyright holder useless several reasons difficulty documenting loss income ease copies can made widespread nature practice prohibitive legal costs involved makes possible pin down two flagrant violators Perhaps main issue individual modeler ethical Consider point view persons involved Plan Creator Designer Vein Clements top creators around has created plans hundreds hours hard work full-size Gee Bees have successfully built flown sale plans significant part income someone copies sells directly affected Legendary designers such Bill Winter Earl Stahl late Wait Mooney have countless models published magazines plans readily available deaiers some have sought designers permission some have magazine intending sell copies plans prints will hold rights no special arrangements have entered creator plan printed one-shot basis will have rights retained creator Since authors consider work good hobby plans business always upset someone wants add plan selling list realize margin profit usually smail paying royaities would too much burden dealer Earl Stahl says bothered piracy plans gets annoyed someone makes changes person leaves [Stahls] name Bill Winter says . feels pleased honored somebody runs something may older family prolific Wait Mooney used say main interest get people build didnt care passed plans around An interesting piracy scenario brought up Suppose person makes three-view drawing outlines fullsized aircraft way has taken work airplanes designer someone uses three-view model planthis person has taken two previous creations paying Jim Walkers patented bellcrank idea used would three someone takes model plans changes few lines sells different set plans under own name plans dealer makes unauthorized copy adds line much leave anyone gets complicated Plans Seller Does own plans sells Some dont much create modify plans sell often improving 38 Model Aviation 4ideas iot con availal putting several magazine pages together sheet adding missing part outlines original kit adding missing wing half etc changes have made before no longer original plan have rights plans sell result financial transaction though did draw Cleveland Models example Finally sellers have obtained plans copy sell virtually drawn either permission designer copyright holder Fran Ptaskiewicz holds copyright release sell Harold deBolts plans tells guy returned plans just purchased asking exchange Fran recognized plans pirated sent guy explanation request reimbursed postage has never heard back him Now weve added discourtesy illegal unethical Most sellers know giving up day jobs provide valuable service fellow modelers rescuing plans intents purposes lost us have made available reasonable cost large percentage sellers make effort get proper permission plan designer owner rights still alive identified some respondents pirates sell plans part controversial magazines print tiny plans small models sell full-sized copies opposed Golden Age model magazine printed full-sized build-on plans issue Some like Aeromodeller still provide fold-out plans Two persons said resent practice because discourages beginners think would applaud someone enlarged magazine presentation illegally passed around though would deprive magazine income Quite often plans appearing magazines property creator technically take plans magazine newsletter enlarge sell piracyeven give plans away Average Modeler 80% wrote said would buy plan knew pirated Pete Kerezman sums up dominant attitude sically its wrong steal both seller buyer diminished participating such activity respondents noted however FF Scale movement would have seriously impeded plans pirated available via small dealers newsletters Quite few said no way knowing plan legally copied excellent point modeler protested legal owner line plans did create owned copyright charging too much made him real pirate another person used term highway robbery regard Another 42 Model Aviation BEST IN SCALE ELrIE PLANS uv nmarns RhlYANT Denaij Deynot ue6er obglandnoop Scale buitani decignera pail mmber otdae UKS scSi t Tb ban p1mm N act CAfl drawn hot flue have butt tail flown soil build, like BriuaTayloe Taylorvilt nil ull U plan till tilety tail flown nil pit publalud oe advulitni lIt nugani- -e bone bitib ortkwn CATALOGS BaotmScale ... 00 ASP AleonS 5500 ASP Scale Thawing iSOG RCMW Pham catalog ... 0 VTh Gnome catalog PLEASE Alt 3266FF call te inhomfion nil credit oedna 909 385 3939 ftc 899 0307 No2AwoThnel/daitacaleAr.SiOO0 No350314 & Ifthaenit80A 53 33500 NoAWeetlandWldgaot tldhscaie.33036 No9 Wantland Lderhlepmn..S330Il No15 ME 163 Konut 116th cnje....53000 No21 DII Tiger Moth 66 span333110 The. sea 24 gut passe sanitabbi AdSMpg Engine 10-LiE 2SrOK4 ST Pln&Tu1atu 34000 S500p Epony glass aewi 33300 Wing elba 3200019 pIcture pheab gan SI 746 Aik about ban oil pate aback abut BOB HOLMAN PLANS P0 BOX 741-MA SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 said would buy pirated plans sole way could get Newsletters Most newsletters rely borrowing old plans often passed person person Being harried volunteer newsletter editor myself have published hundreds plans threeviews no permission though never far know sale anyone holding rights Original plans should perhaps marked No commercial use may made drawing authors permission number plans sold least dealer have taken directly newsletters allowing plans published no payment generally doing get people buildthey usually dont copyright plans flattered get exposure other newsletters However some object having work sold getting credit being asked permission think newsletter editors believe doing service modelers making money plans Have sellers creators lost income because newsletter plans modeler cites case illegally-copied compact disc distributed several people copy actually created market performers music resulting purchases CDs attendance concerts people might never have known artist before legally ethically wrong benefited concerned Dick Hawes editor Winding Stooge draws line publishing plans kits still production design appeared 1930s go few people suggested columnists publish names pirates dont think would benefit hobby know people involved plans business pirates performing great service hobby keeping old plans available suspect about 1% plans sold fall illegal category few plans have done living designers permission should have obtained majority plans available other source designers either dead have no malice toward persons make minimal profit work probably paid long ago Roland Friestad does computerized plan business magazines including reductions copies intends extensive list plans three-views marking subject active copyrights list sources could purchased massive undertaking library plans three-views exceeds 30000 would answer modelers concernsI think Roland should go ahead worthy project perhaps grant AMA Bob Clemens suggests copyrighted plans clearly marked copyright logo year copyright renewal think dealers could stamp plans Public Domain identify date copyrighted renewed stamp Permission reprint owner date adding too much cost Buyers would feel confident would participating activity should weigh conscience would nice have embargoed plans list Dick Hawes puts newsletters columns warn modelers what plans namely material under copyright purchase other-thanauthorized sources feel would also nice credit designers plans out copyright ask permission possible Courtesy never hurts Modelers overwhelmingly against purchasing pirated plans acknowledge hurts creators hobby Purchasers need assure themselves buying reputable dealer can assure plans under someone elses active copyright felt morally okay copy plans permission werent sold Others thought copyright laws gave undeserved rights people taking other peoples work just changing portion What can done practical standpoint legal system going give aggrieved plans copyright holder much help other perhaps making cease desist order forceful Most culprits names mentioned bad people think will much careful future knowing movement make buyers aware Ethically modelers should make effort find out plans purchase being sold illegallya list copyrighted plans would help Also giving away illegally copied plans needs thought matter degree kind easy considered minor crime plans will continue passed around way right wrong Newsletter editors should perhaps make special effort identify plans Copyright 1996 whenever Joe Blow rights reserved No commercial use shall made plan Printed permission Other newsletters feel free copy magazines such Model Aviation might identify plans publish legal status says sell give away copies better chance remaining unsullied Let conscience guide Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 field shop AERO-STAND easiest way get plane up ready fly AERO-STAND safely conveniently cradles plane V Assemble planes field getting down knees straining back V Holdsyourplanehtheshop hinging coveting mid instiding R/C eql4meilt V Safely stores completed model V 3posiiiancradla4uststo47&11 widths V Sturdy steel tube construction corrosion resistant powder coated finish protective padding V Dimensions 27 long x 31 tall V Easily supports model weights 55 IbsI V Folds down treuosport Stod #810 AERO4TAN Portable Work Station Designed Comfort Mind qp MIDWEST PRODUCTS CO INC 400 S Indiana St PG Box 564 Hobart IN 46342 800 348-3497E-Mail midwkits@pla-netnet April 1997 43 Available favorite hobby source
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 38, 42, 43
U Bill Warner time may aftec opinions exj M w fun RECEIVED LETTER old friend model plans dealer has opened up topic modelers want think about piracy Some plans selling legally being copied sold much leave subject already mind conversation last year Ed Packard venerable Cleveland Model Supply has complained same thing years put piracy issue out discussion via FF Sport & Scale column received landslide feedback much quite emotional term can worms used number respondents chastised exposing issue thoughtful comments poured concerned plans dealers buyers designers newsletter editors stripped capabilities deal issue within confines column pirates question will remain namelessthe process important players know few persons accused honorable men have done hobby modelers ever will issue remains Piracy has two aspects legal moral legal part about simple gets creator set plans person entity purchasing rights plans has exclusive right profit duration copyright has secured Persons copy sell copyrighted plans permission breaking law can sued although has never happened because expense process would exceed amount money might recovered Works published prior January 1 1978 could copyrighted 28 years renewable another 47 years Some plans like Clevelands copyrighted copyrights renewed some plans magazines now-defunct model companies Plans copyrighted since 1978 protected creators lifetime plus 50 years prospective buyer sees no copyright date set plans know generally assumed someone selling materials has rights always true people engage piracy cause loss income copyright owner legally buy set plans enlarge copier own use trouble make copy give sell friend strict interpretation copyright law states friend deprived copyright owner income could reasonably argue recipient would have purchased plans own no ones income would affected either way law law It is generally assumed someone selling materials has rights always true Considering number people record songs radio record movies television US population should behind bars depriving copyright owners what would have gotten works purchased market law although side copyright holder useless several reasons difficulty documenting loss income ease copies can made widespread nature practice prohibitive legal costs involved makes possible pin down two flagrant violators Perhaps main issue individual modeler ethical Consider point view persons involved Plan Creator Designer Vein Clements top creators around has created plans hundreds hours hard work full-size Gee Bees have successfully built flown sale plans significant part income someone copies sells directly affected Legendary designers such Bill Winter Earl Stahl late Wait Mooney have countless models published magazines plans readily available deaiers some have sought designers permission some have magazine intending sell copies plans prints will hold rights no special arrangements have entered creator plan printed one-shot basis will have rights retained creator Since authors consider work good hobby plans business always upset someone wants add plan selling list realize margin profit usually smail paying royaities would too much burden dealer Earl Stahl says bothered piracy plans gets annoyed someone makes changes person leaves [Stahls] name Bill Winter says . feels pleased honored somebody runs something may older family prolific Wait Mooney used say main interest get people build didnt care passed plans around An interesting piracy scenario brought up Suppose person makes three-view drawing outlines fullsized aircraft way has taken work airplanes designer someone uses three-view model planthis person has taken two previous creations paying Jim Walkers patented bellcrank idea used would three someone takes model plans changes few lines sells different set plans under own name plans dealer makes unauthorized copy adds line much leave anyone gets complicated Plans Seller Does own plans sells Some dont much create modify plans sell often improving 38 Model Aviation 4ideas iot con availal putting several magazine pages together sheet adding missing part outlines original kit adding missing wing half etc changes have made before no longer original plan have rights plans sell result financial transaction though did draw Cleveland Models example Finally sellers have obtained plans copy sell virtually drawn either permission designer copyright holder Fran Ptaskiewicz holds copyright release sell Harold deBolts plans tells guy returned plans just purchased asking exchange Fran recognized plans pirated sent guy explanation request reimbursed postage has never heard back him Now weve added discourtesy illegal unethical Most sellers know giving up day jobs provide valuable service fellow modelers rescuing plans intents purposes lost us have made available reasonable cost large percentage sellers make effort get proper permission plan designer owner rights still alive identified some respondents pirates sell plans part controversial magazines print tiny plans small models sell full-sized copies opposed Golden Age model magazine printed full-sized build-on plans issue Some like Aeromodeller still provide fold-out plans Two persons said resent practice because discourages beginners think would applaud someone enlarged magazine presentation illegally passed around though would deprive magazine income Quite often plans appearing magazines property creator technically take plans magazine newsletter enlarge sell piracyeven give plans away Average Modeler 80% wrote said would buy plan knew pirated Pete Kerezman sums up dominant attitude sically its wrong steal both seller buyer diminished participating such activity respondents noted however FF Scale movement would have seriously impeded plans pirated available via small dealers newsletters Quite few said no way knowing plan legally copied excellent point modeler protested legal owner line plans did create owned copyright charging too much made him real pirate another person used term highway robbery regard Another 42 Model Aviation BEST IN SCALE ELrIE PLANS uv nmarns RhlYANT Denaij Deynot ue6er obglandnoop Scale buitani decignera pail mmber otdae UKS scSi t Tb ban p1mm N act CAfl drawn hot flue have butt tail flown soil build, like BriuaTayloe Taylorvilt nil ull U plan till tilety tail flown nil pit publalud oe advulitni lIt nugani- -e bone bitib ortkwn CATALOGS BaotmScale ... 00 ASP AleonS 5500 ASP Scale Thawing iSOG RCMW Pham catalog ... 0 VTh Gnome catalog PLEASE Alt 3266FF call te inhomfion nil credit oedna 909 385 3939 ftc 899 0307 No2AwoThnel/daitacaleAr.SiOO0 No350314 & Ifthaenit80A 53 33500 NoAWeetlandWldgaot tldhscaie.33036 No9 Wantland Lderhlepmn..S330Il No15 ME 163 Konut 116th cnje....53000 No21 DII Tiger Moth 66 span333110 The. sea 24 gut passe sanitabbi AdSMpg Engine 10-LiE 2SrOK4 ST Pln&Tu1atu 34000 S500p Epony glass aewi 33300 Wing elba 3200019 pIcture pheab gan SI 746 Aik about ban oil pate aback abut BOB HOLMAN PLANS P0 BOX 741-MA SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 said would buy pirated plans sole way could get Newsletters Most newsletters rely borrowing old plans often passed person person Being harried volunteer newsletter editor myself have published hundreds plans threeviews no permission though never far know sale anyone holding rights Original plans should perhaps marked No commercial use may made drawing authors permission number plans sold least dealer have taken directly newsletters allowing plans published no payment generally doing get people buildthey usually dont copyright plans flattered get exposure other newsletters However some object having work sold getting credit being asked permission think newsletter editors believe doing service modelers making money plans Have sellers creators lost income because newsletter plans modeler cites case illegally-copied compact disc distributed several people copy actually created market performers music resulting purchases CDs attendance concerts people might never have known artist before legally ethically wrong benefited concerned Dick Hawes editor Winding Stooge draws line publishing plans kits still production design appeared 1930s go few people suggested columnists publish names pirates dont think would benefit hobby know people involved plans business pirates performing great service hobby keeping old plans available suspect about 1% plans sold fall illegal category few plans have done living designers permission should have obtained majority plans available other source designers either dead have no malice toward persons make minimal profit work probably paid long ago Roland Friestad does computerized plan business magazines including reductions copies intends extensive list plans three-views marking subject active copyrights list sources could purchased massive undertaking library plans three-views exceeds 30000 would answer modelers concernsI think Roland should go ahead worthy project perhaps grant AMA Bob Clemens suggests copyrighted plans clearly marked copyright logo year copyright renewal think dealers could stamp plans Public Domain identify date copyrighted renewed stamp Permission reprint owner date adding too much cost Buyers would feel confident would participating activity should weigh conscience would nice have embargoed plans list Dick Hawes puts newsletters columns warn modelers what plans namely material under copyright purchase other-thanauthorized sources feel would also nice credit designers plans out copyright ask permission possible Courtesy never hurts Modelers overwhelmingly against purchasing pirated plans acknowledge hurts creators hobby Purchasers need assure themselves buying reputable dealer can assure plans under someone elses active copyright felt morally okay copy plans permission werent sold Others thought copyright laws gave undeserved rights people taking other peoples work just changing portion What can done practical standpoint legal system going give aggrieved plans copyright holder much help other perhaps making cease desist order forceful Most culprits names mentioned bad people think will much careful future knowing movement make buyers aware Ethically modelers should make effort find out plans purchase being sold illegallya list copyrighted plans would help Also giving away illegally copied plans needs thought matter degree kind easy considered minor crime plans will continue passed around way right wrong Newsletter editors should perhaps make special effort identify plans Copyright 1996 whenever Joe Blow rights reserved No commercial use shall made plan Printed permission Other newsletters feel free copy magazines such Model Aviation might identify plans publish legal status says sell give away copies better chance remaining unsullied Let conscience guide Warner 1370 Monache Ave Porterville CA 93257 field shop AERO-STAND easiest way get plane up ready fly AERO-STAND safely conveniently cradles plane V Assemble planes field getting down knees straining back V Holdsyourplanehtheshop hinging coveting mid instiding R/C eql4meilt V Safely stores completed model V 3posiiiancradla4uststo47&11 widths V Sturdy steel tube construction corrosion resistant powder coated finish protective padding V Dimensions 27 long x 31 tall V Easily supports model weights 55 IbsI V Folds down treuosport Stod #810 AERO4TAN Portable Work Station Designed Comfort Mind qp MIDWEST PRODUCTS CO INC 400 S Indiana St PG Box 564 Hobart IN 46342 800 348-3497E-Mail midwkits@pla-netnet April 1997 43 Available favorite hobby source
