Re: Much Hints and a few questions on TI99

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: Here are a few remarks I found posted on the comp.sys newsgroups (actually I found them on comp.sys.ti) : I know they are talking about the actual magazine pages, but the case would probably be similar with disk images too. : : > In my limited experience, finding the copyright holders of those old : > publications is difficult. When you can find them, they are usually happy to : > give permission to put the old material online, if you don't charge for it. : > Those copyright holders have inevitably moved on to other things, and don't : > want anything to do with ambitious projects to put old magazines on the net. : > Nor do they tend to have any of the old editorial material in digital form : > any longer. So fire up that scanner. : > : > I've received permission to put old Antic and STart magazines on the Web, : > which I'm doing at www.atarimagazines.com. I've also received permission to : > put material from Creative Computing online, but I haven't had the time or : > energy to do anything there. : > : > --Kevin Savetz : > : > -- : > Kevin Savetz <savetz@northcoast.com> : : The operating word here is 'permission'. May be hard to track down to obtain, : but it is essential. (We all know how the word 'assume' can be divided up.) : Glenn (GBBasics@aol.com) : > Now, I COULD create a website and just upload scans from the : > magazines I have, but that would likely draw various legal : > problems which I'd rather not deal with. I would really much : > prefer that the actual copyright owners are involved in : > approving or doing something like this themselves. : > : > OTOH, posting those old mags on a website may be EXACTLY the : > way to find those copyright holders! ;) : > : > -Mr. Boffo : > : > Email: mister_boffo@hotmail.com : : Hope this bit of info helps out. Good luck.

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