[AJD] JD Manual scans on CD

[Ronald L. Cook]

I really need to amend this posting.  Stealing IS wrong!!!!  Even if you 
do not make money.

Ron

Ronald L. Cook wrote:

> Lou,
>     We have done business.  You are okay in my book.  I do not want to 
> upset you, but probably will.  I agree that stealing and copying are 
> wrong if the intent is to make money.  Two questions.  Why do you have 4 
> DB1293 CD's and why can't you sell them at what the market provides as a 
> price?
> 
> Ron
> 
> Louis wrote:
> 
>> Dean,
>>
>> I am with you!!  If these other guys had produced something at their
>> cost and intellect, then had someone come along and make a cheap
>> knock-off, they would change their tune real fast.
>>
>> Bottom line: Wrong is wrong.  These people making copies and selling
>> them are stealing.  It is not the same as lending a your shop manual to
>> a buddy.  Your buddy is hopefully going to give you back your manual.
>> Plus, this is most likely done without the exchange of money.  Where
>> this guy is taking something that is copyrighted and protected and then
>> copying it.  He has no financial risk involved, other than the cost of a
>> CD.  So go ahead and try to justify how this is right.  Remember when
>> you have to justify something, it usually isn't right!
>>
>> Like Dean, said, it makes our legitimate copies worthless.  Then people
>> question them when we do want to sell them.  I have 4 original copies of
>> DB1293, I can't sell them right know.  I won't get what they are worth,
>> because this other guy is selling pirated copies, below the original
>> selling price. 
>> Chris, I contacted Deere a few weeks ago and reported these copies.  You
>> can't report it directly to ebay if it isn't your trademark, copyright,
>> etc...