| Title: | The Digital way of working |
| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5321 |
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Can somebody point me to the right person/office....
I have a request from a large OEM customer for permission to use
copyrighted content from one of our product reference manuals -- a few
pictures and selected text -- in a instructional guide they are putting
together for a specific project. Who should I be talking to about
this???
Many thanks,
Randy
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| 4702.1 | Or talk with a manager of the product | WELKIN::ADOERFER | Hi-yo Server, away! | Mon Jul 08 1996 15:02 | 9 |
might try....
Legal Department
Contact External
Title Location DTN Phone
(as of 01/02/96)
* Copyright & Trademark Information
Larry Robins MSO2-3/G1 223 8943 508 493 8943
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| 4702.2 | Try this..... | BRAT::MONBLEAU | Mon Jul 08 1996 15:12 | 30 | |
I don't have any names off the top - although given some time I might
be able to find some for you.
In the meantime, you have two choices:
First, you could refer to the Digital Legal Department for guidance.
Copywrite does not necessarily mean that the material cannot be used -
it does mean that Digital owns it and has the right to control its
publication. If the large OEM is doing a Digital related project,
permissions to use (rather than waivers) might be possible.
Barring a quick connection with Legal, any knowledgeable Digital MARCOM
person will probably know where to direct you - especially someone who
specializes in editing..
One thing to watch out for when a third party uses any of our printed
material is timing. Our statements may become obsolete before the OEM's
do - thus possibly having contradictory Digital statements circulating
at the same time. The other concern is positioning and context - a
valid Digital statement used out of context could create an invalid
impression. I am assuming you are involved with this account and if
they are engaged in this project on Digital's behalf, I strongly urge
you to get some Digital MARCOM assistance to avoid any unforseen
beartraps.
Anyway - hope this helps; if I catch a name for you I'll post another
reply.
Good luck.
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| 4702.3 | ACISS2::MARES | you get what you settle for | Mon Jul 08 1996 15:20 | 4 | |
Larry Robins in legal was the right person -- Thanks for quick reply.
Randy
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| 4702.4 | TINCUP::KOLBE | Wicked Wench of the Web | Wed Jul 10 1996 17:47 | 9 | |
Or you could be like a university I know that has placed our entire DSNlink manual out on web pages. I was looking for our page when I found it. At least they left the copyrights in place. Pretty funny when you consider that at one time we weren't even allowed to have the manual available for anonymous copy internally! This web publishing/copyright stuff is getting really interesting. liesl | |||||
| 4702.5 | Who says Digital isn't big in the Edu market? | DECCXX::AMARTIN | Alan H. Martin | Wed Jul 10 1996 20:44 | 11 |
Re .4: >Or you could be like a university I know that has placed our >entire DSNlink manual out on web pages. I was looking for our >page when I found it. At least they left the copyrights in place. Was that Louisiana State, Xavier U, UKansas, York College, Western Michigan U, UMelbourne, Brigham Young, U Missouri/KC, U Missouri/Columbia, .... They've all got it online. /AHM | |||||