Schematics & politics

[brad sanders]

jbv <JBV.SILENCES at wanadoo.fr> was saying...

>And of course, as I'm a very curious boy*, a few questions
>came to my mind, regarding posting & publishing, and
>the copyright rules behind this.

The way you describe (below) you could publish your ideas in a REAL
"book" and, so long as you provide references, it'd be covered under
US laws as "fair use." About the only problem you might have is
reproducing "bits of a schemo" verbatim, ie using a direct scan (as is
so common on the 'net today).

I really wouldn't worry about it - no one else does...

>For instance : let's say I have a project in mind.
>I pick up ideas from a music machine released in 77,
>a few bits of a schemo published in a magazine in 82,
>another bits of info from a book I found at the public library,
>another idea from another machine (by moog, why not),
>mix up everything together, end up with a great salad and add 
>my own ketchup on top of everything.
>Then I end up with a new module that does (more or less) what
>I had in mind at the beginning.
>As long as this thing stays in my living-room, no problem.
>
>But what if I decide to share / discuss this circuit on
>the DIY list, and even publish the whole thing on the net ?
>How many copyright rules am I breaking at that point (I don't
>even think of going into commercial production) ?