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PTsideshow:

--- Quote from: PTsideshow ---I have no problem with a download section, that is of "ORIGINAL CONTENT" .
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Let me clarify the above statement, before some wag posts a comment.
"ORIGINAL CONTENT"by the person posting the content and not reposting of original content from another source.
 ::)

ozzie46:


   Glen I appreciate your stance and support  it on posting someone else's work and not giving appropriate credit to who ever it belongs to.

   How ever if something is posted for free distribution on another site I see no problem with posting it else where. Let me say this again FREE  DISTRIBUTION content only.

   It works over at HMEM. If  someone tries to post copy writed or questionable material it is removed. No if ands or buts.


  Ron

Lew_Merrick_PE:

--- Quote from: PTsideshow on June 26, 2010, 09:45:54 PM ---Short answer no! why most of the items in the download sections on other forums are copyrighted and are posted by people that don't care if they are stealing other peoples work product.

As some body that has my work product stolen and used by pin headed morons, even before the internet. It has become worse as people in foreign countries, seem to think, that they can copy and post anything and claim authorship.

If this is a request to start a download section I have to vote no. Unless there will be strict authorship guidelines.
 :thumbup:

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I suggest that anybody wishing to post things take a look at http://www.ScribD.com as an area to post things.  Most of my technical document are posted there (http://www.scribd.com/Lew%20Merrick).  I either need a separate place or a second ScribD log-on for things such as my general tooling documents and concept drawings I am willing to share.  I have not done anything about this yet, but I am sure I will.  In any case, posting things to another website and providing the link is an easy way around the potential liability issue.  The "problem" then becomes building a "link library" to make it easier to find things.  ???

PTsideshow:

--- Quote from: ozzie46 ---It works over at HMEM. If  someone tries to post copy writed or questionable material it is removed. No if ands or buts.
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First off this is not HMEW, and as I have said we will have to wait for the rest of the moderators, committee people and the owner to check in.

As Lew_Merrick_PE posted in the post before this that might be an option.
 :thumbup:

We do have a great link area for web site or other information that should be shared.  To please currently use the resource/links forum
 :thumbup:

Brass_Machine:
Hey Guys...

I had a download section up for awhile before. There are 2 issues with that... 1. it broke and I am having a hell of a time getting it back working. 2. It takes up resources.

While I agree that it can be a good thing, it can also be a bad thing. Some the reasons Glen pointed out come to mind. The other is it takes a lot of time to police it to make sure it isn't being abused.

It is one of those things I need to think about.

Eric

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