"John D. Farr" wrote in message
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It seems that if one owns the equipment, he has a right to the docs for
it.
John


Then he/she should make sure that they get the document with the equipment.
If you buy used equipment, make sure the seller has the document or go buy
the documents from the maker of the equipment.

However, since the people who are selling the copies are doing so "out in
the open" and even advertising it, the copyright holders could easily shut
them down in they wanted to. Since the copyright holders choose not to do
so, then I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Out of print is not an excuse for violating copyright by the way. If
something is out of print, what you are supposed to do is get permission of
the copyright holder before making a copy. If you can't find the copyright
holder, you are generally off the hook if you can demonstrate that you have
made every reasonable effort to find them.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE