Where are we going to get a few thousand letters to go to VW. Like the little boy
sez..."That ain't that many of us out thar!"

I wouold be curious to know the numbers on this list.

John Rodgers
"88 GL Driver

Steve Lashley wrote:

> In a message dated 11/11/99 8:35:04 AM, KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> <<Let me state, for the record, that I do not intend to violate any copyright
> laws and wouldn't copy the CD without it being legal.  I don't do it with
> Bill Gate's stuff so why should I start with VW's.>>
>
> I would find it hard to believe that VW would give a hoot if anyone copied an
> out of print parts catalog.  They need to protect their copyright, but unless
> someone was to profit off it, I don't think they would care.  I've made
> plenty of copies of my '74 Campmobile owners manual and will send these out
> for the cost of the postage.
>
> I have a copy of the Type 181 parts catalog that I bought from Bob Miller of
> the long defunct Thing Registry.  He received permission from VW to copy and
> sell this, and he made money off of it.
>
> It's worth a try to ask anyway.
>
> Back to Adobe Acrobat.  I went to a demo of their latest version a couple of
> weeks ago and was just amazed by what it can do.  With the advent of the web,
> and software like Adobe Acrobat, it is now more difficult than ever for
> business to protect their material.
>
> Many companies are putting their catalogs, technical information and old
> software on their websites for anyone to download.  This keeps them from
> spending the time to copy and mail out this info.
>
> I agree with Dr. Tim, if we sent a few thousand letters to VW, they may just
> give us permission to keep from bugging them.
>
> Steve Lashley
> '66 Westy
> '74 Campmobile
> '93 EV MV
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