If it is your own creation, I believe it is arguable that using an image
from the software you created it on falls within the fair use doctrine, if
not some other more basic principle at common law. To argue otherwise would
be to suggest that producers of word processing software could keep you from
publishing a book you wrote using their software, an obvious absurdity. The
have an obvious reason for giving the software away for free, but then so
does M$ for giving away IE for instance; nobody would argue it improper to
go to a competitors website with M$ software, would they?
I think the later versions of Express PCB will let you do black 1:1
reproductions that would be suitable for home PCB production purposes. I
would have to check to be sure, though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Newbie to list, old timer to this hobby and
others
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:08:22 +0100, teknochaman <teknochaman@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm almost newbie to PCB but not to offset
>> printing/film/artwork etc., I wonder if it's possible
>> (and legal) to capture any screen of own's expressPCB
>> artwork and redirecting it to a desktop printer ?
>> (inkjet, laser, etc.)
>> Don't need gerber files nor have a budget for a PCB
>> maker firm.
>> Hope your hints.
>> Samuel
>
> I was going to suggest careful reading of the license agreement but
> curiosity drove me to read it myself, and i couldn't find any!
>
> Neither on the web page, nor during install or in the software help or
> install directory i could find any sort of license agreement detailing
> what i can and can't do.
>
> IMO the failure to produce such an agreement (i should not be able to miss
> it) is enough to identify this software as uselessly limited.
>
> You could ask them, but i expect they'll say you can't.
> Until i am informed of the opposite i will continue to refuse producing
> any boards obviously coming from this software.
>
> I would just bin the crap and use a software that isn't so restrictive.
>
> ST
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