Robert A. Alexander wrote:
>
> Steve - With all this "copyright" stuff on the List, does this mean that
> I have wasted my time in completely copying, on my flatbed scanner, the
> entire Bentley 1980 - 1991 repair manual, with the intentions of making
> it available on the List???  I realize that such copying can continue to
> serve my personal purposes, but I had intended on it becoming available
> to those who had no access to such.
>
Its absolutely illegal. Did you read the copyright notice at the front
of the book?

> I've been reading these notes and it sems that owners of funky OLD VW
> vans are capable of becoming upset that someone has actually had the
> GONADS to post a pic of said vans on some webpage showing us a variety
> of VW Vans, and it IS SCARY!!!
>
If you looked at the site, I believe one picture was stolen from VW of
South Africa. That is not an owner of a 'funky old VW'.

> As some have said, "as California goes, the Republic goes", SO I need
> good legal advice from a practicing attorney from the People's Republic
> of California (PRC) as to what to expect if I offer these delightful
> pages from the Bentley on the List.
>
You dont need an attorney's advice, just read the notice at the front of
the book. Note the part that says "No part of this publication may be
reproduced...."