[sdiy] IP, copyright etc

[Fiercefish]

Not to flog a dead horse but since I have been into DIY/Modding (about 7 years) I have been looking for certain well known books, literature, tech notes etc which I have been made aware of by listmembers on AH, SDIY and other forums, groups and individuals. I have found for sale exactly zero, which is really kind of sad.

Another particular thing I was after was made to be so hard to obtain I did not pursue it, it was basically snail mail payment, overseas and only delivered by carrier pigeon every third Sunday during the time a particular comit passed the Earth (ok I'm exxagerating but you get the point) Its pretty stupid too because in these days of instant payment and ebooks I'd glady have paid a good price to have the document emailed to me, as it turns out the author lost a sale and I did not get the info I wanted, who wins?

Maybe authors get so paranoid that if they make their work available electronically it will make piracy easier? Who knows, but what I do know is piracy is still rife anyway and a lot of legitimate customers who don't want to buy a pirate version have to go without.

Also I have seen many commercial modules that are based on designs from "X" publication or "X"s design, are we to believe that in ALL cases permission was given/asked for? Again not condoning IP theft but it exists.

What with all these components becoming obsolete, RoHS, the prevailence of digital synthesis, kids thinking the only way to do electronic music is with a computer, authors not fulfilling markets, and the difficulty of getting parts is Synth Diy to go the way of the dodo?

FF
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