[ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website

[Stephen JC Beer]

Thanks Jim. Please keep me posted.

I'm mulling over creating a F.A.Q. page.
Would it be appropriate to look up Rovernet archives for this sort of 
thing?

Stephen


On Apr 17, 2006, at 12:44 PM, Jim Cumberland wrote:

> I've got a friend who's an intellectual property lawyer - I'll ask her.
>
> Cheers,e
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: peter king <peter at king-co.com>
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Sent: Friday, April 7, 2006 11:47:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website
>
> Stephen,
>
> If you find that organizations such as the RSTCA are allowed to
> duplicate out-of print manuals with no copyright problems, I would be
> willing to help you with the task. I do not have the capability to
> scan multiple pages at once, but can batch scan and convert to pdf. I
> do it every day in my business. Let me know what you find out.
>
> By the way, the site looks great so far!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter King
>
>
>
> On Apr 6, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Stephen JC Beer wrote:
>
>> Hello all.
>>
>> I am finally making some progress on the update / revise of the
>> RSTCA website.
>> My hat is off to Glen WIlson for all the effort and time he must
>> have put in on the first go around.
>>
>> Seeing Glen's posting on the original site of a Service Manual
>> Supplement got me thinking. If we could provide a database of
>> copyright-free older manuals we would be doing the worldwide Rover
>> community a good service. The moment any new Citroen DS owner joins
>> their list they are immediately directed to the vast database of
>> FREE downloadable parts manuals, service manuals, bulletins, etc.
>> for the various DS models. These people will even burn it all onto
>> a disc for you if you pay for postage. These files are invaluable.
>>
>> I think for the greater Rover good we should do this -- but it is a
>> large undertaking and I could not do it alone. I can host this
>> stuff on my server and put it together into a clean, easily
>> accessible format -- but if someone knows of a way to digitally
>> scan many pages at a time, the job might be feasible. I can then
>> convert these scans to downloadable PDF files which could be
>> accessed from the site. I have the factory Rover 2000 Service
>> Manual, an Owner's Manual, and P2 books (which may have copyright
>> issues that would need sorting as I had to purchase them from an
>> official Rover Club). This stuff should be free, dagburnit!  Its
>> tough enough to keep these lovely cars running. ;-)
>>
>>
>> The work in progress...
>> http://beerinc.com/rstca
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Stephen Beer
>> Milan, NY
>>
>>
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