[AT] Grain Binders and nudity....

Robert Brooks rbrooks at hvc.rr.com
Tue Mar 2 13:07:47 PST 2004


Charlie;

If Webshots, the screen saver company can protect it's images, I'm sure 
that the historical society can find something.

Bob


At 02:43 PM 3/2/04 -0500, you wrote:
>There is a way Cecil.  I use software for my work that costs big bucks.  It
>includes lots of different forms and the capability of filling them out on
>screen, printing them and electronically transmitting them.  When I bought
>the software they sent me ALL of their software on one CD.
>I was able to use it and decide which options I wanted but if it tried to
>print out a form, map, etc. it would print just fine but with the word DEMO
>in large black print diagonally across the page.    Once I paid them for the
>software they sent me, via e-mail, a code to type in.  That code took the
>DEMO notation off of the forms and options that I purchased.  It is still on
>the others.  If I decide tomorrow that I need to by some additional parts of
>their system I can give them my credit card # and they will send me another
>code.
>
>They are not the only company that does that.  I have seen it in several
>incarnations.  It seems to me that the historical society could do the same
>(with the permission of the owners of the pictures) and maybe even for a fee
>allow you to download a nice copy.  Of course they wouldn't be able to stop
>you from scanning the copy after you downloaded it.
>
>Charlie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Grain Binders and nudity....
>
>
> > > It's really not simple, Cecil. In fact, it's not even close to being
> > > that simple.
> >
> >
> > Yes, I suppose there are multiple reasons but for some reason
> > it irritates me whenever I look at those scans. I realize a lot of effort
> > went into doing them and that money is scarce. Wisconsin is no better off
> > for money than a lot of other states and I suppose it has it's priorities.
> > I suppose that even though the protection is there under the law that it
> > is up to whoever has the copyright to provide some method of protecting
> > their rights. It still does not seem right to plaster that banner over
> > those great scans of old ads and great photos from the past. There must
> > be a better way. You took the trouble to explain it before. I believe
> > it was said that some attorney advised doing this but with all the new
> > technology around there must be a way to imbed copyright protection into
> > scans, and especially anything that is accessed digitally, and make it
> > impossible to copy and reproduce without degrading the image. There must
> > be a way to protect digital property and still not restrict normal
>viewing.
> > Maybe the new HP product I hear about would help you. You might ask them
> > if they would like a test platform for their new system. If it prevents
> > copying CDs and DVDs, it should be a snap to protect ownership of digital
> > scans.
> >
> > Cecil
> > --
> > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > what you said.
> >
> > Cecil E Monson
> > Lucille Hand-Monson
> > Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
> >
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> >
> > Free advice
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