[sdiy] EDP Wasp

[Harry Bissell Jr]

The "copyright" only covers the exact artwork of the
schematic and/or pc board.

If you "photograph" the existing board you have
violated
the copyright.

If you re-layout the board (parts in different places
etc) this is not copyright violation.

If you re-draw the schematic yourself, it is not
copyright violation.

Copyright offers little real protection to a design...
worry more about patents.

iirc Copyrights go for 55 years in the USA (well, I
think this has been extended...)

H^) harry



--- Julian <julian at 22host24.com> wrote:
> I thought that copyright on this would last 25
> years, so, in that case, would have been up a couple
> of years back.  The wasp was '76, right? Or was it
> '78?  Either way the 25 years is complete.
> 
> I may be wrong on the 25 years though.  Its
> certainly 25 years for a lot of classificaions, but
> i dont know for sure that it would be for the wasp.
> 
> Julian
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: s.thomas 
>   I guess there may be issues concerning copyright
> here if one plans to make and sell clone pcb's..even
> though EDP is long gone? As far as I recall the EDP
> rights went to Adrian Wagners (ex) wife?  
>