What are the rules?

[bugstruck]

Can we scan tractor manual pages and post them as a JPEG attachment (image) on TBN? If it's copyrighted I'm guessing not? I just started to do that from my Kubota L3130 manual (not copyrighted) to help answer a question and decided I better ask the question first. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Scrounger]

While technically yes, I doubt any manufacturer would bother for anything like that. If you were selling copies of them, that would a different story.

 

[frank_f15]

That should not be a problem, after all they don't mind when you post a picture of your tractor. there have been many post with scans of manuals and such.

 

[thcri]

I thought real men didn't read manuals?? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

murph

 

[DUMBDOG]

Well, guess I am not a man then. Because after two new tractors, I have yet been shown where the oil filter, dipstick or key switch is at. The last one did give me a 3 minute once over on the controls though.

Sure would hate to miss out on one of the filter or a couple of grease zerks that were covered with mud.

Oh, I forgot that it is a tractor and all men know all about them. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bugstruck]

Murph, Your right real men should never read manuals. So we ask a few questions and then read the posts of fellow TBN'ers who had someone else read the manual to them. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Thankfully, while we never read them we are allowed to copy them and post pieces of them up here as I understand it now. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif So that's the RULE! Has nothing to do with copyright and the sort. Man I was way off!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MicroPilot]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( ...I just started to do that from my Kubota L3130 manual (not copyrighted) to help answer a question and decided I better ask the question first. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )</font>

Actually everything that's printed is protected by copy rights. Whether the copy right owner chooses to enforce their right is another matter.

 

[hazmat]

Here are "the rules"

tbn FAQ

tbn User Agreement

If it's NOT copywrited, it's OK.

 

[bugstruck]

Thanks Hazmat! Had to read it twice as I missed the copyright reference, but I see it now. Three times actually. I posted the question after I thought I had read the rules thoroughly the first time. But I hadn't.