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zoegrlh

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The Star Technical Reprints
« on: January 09, 2008, 20:33:52 »
Does anyone who is a member of MBCA have a copy of The Star magazine's Technical Reprints No. 1?  The Star published three technical reprints (Nos. 1,2,& 3).  They are still selling Nos. 2 & 3, but no longer have available the No.1 reprint.  I am up dating my library.  If anyone has a copy of that reprint I will be glad to pay for cost of printing and mailing.
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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2008, 06:58:01 »
Me too, two.

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2008, 06:59:48 »
quote:
Originally posted by glennard

Me too, two.



Rodd, Reprint could be a Pagoda World subscription/membership promotion?

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2008, 15:35:51 »
I believe I have no 1, but am traveling, and will not be able to check until next week. Contact me offline, and I think I can help you out.

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2008, 15:41:44 »
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Originally posted by glennard

Rodd, Reprint could be a Pagoda World subscription/membership promotion?
Great idea.  I'll look into that!

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2008, 17:03:36 »


Hello,
I have most of the original "Star Magazines" back into the fifties.If you are looking for a particular article I can make a copy.

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2008, 17:29:21 »
Sounds great to me, too.  If any copyright issues do not prevent it.

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2008, 21:52:33 »
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If any copyright issues do not prevent it.
I assume they do, but I'm no lawyer.

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2008, 22:07:24 »
As long as you are not  making copies for sale or publication,  I would assume there is no problem.

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2008, 22:11:44 »
I was always under the assumption that just making copies was an issue.  Hence the term "copy" "right" - the right to make copies?  Again, not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV.   ;)

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2008, 12:42:58 »
Reality check for Star and MB---   The Pagoda SL Group and other similar groups have done for them what they NEVER EVER could have done.  Financially, public relations, image, marketing, ___fill in the blank, etc.   Doing their advertising, they should welcome and supply us with the reprints.  Mustang, MG, Chevy, Mopar, etc parts are a helluva lot cheaper the MB's.  MB and Star you want me to go there?  (Have to ask the rhetorically question.)

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Re: The Star Technical Reprints
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2008, 14:01:53 »
THEORETICALLY and LEGALLY, the copyrights on various Star Articles vary.  Also, the Star management has changed.

For example, I once checked with Frank Barrett (FORMER editor and publisher) about getting the legal rights to re-publish Gernold's article on Restoration of the Hard Top.  Here's what he said:
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Michael:
 
Reprinting the article will require a couple of simple things:
 
1) that you obtain the permission of Gernold Nisius and the photographer or artist (we had only one-time rights).
 
2) that you send us a copy of the current issue of Pagoda World now plus a copy of the issue with the reprinted article,
 
3) that with the article, the magazine should print the following credit prominently:
 
"This article is reprinted with permission from The Star, the national magazine of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. To join MBCA, see www.mbca.org or call 800/637-2360."
 
Frank Barrett, Editor/Publisher
The Star
1235 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO 80214-1936 USA
303/235-0116, fax 303/237-6080
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So you see, there might be different rights depending on the author; the photographer, or both; if they are dead it might complicate things, that is, if one is to want to do it legally.  Further I don't know if the "ownership" changed when Frank left, and when the MBCA took over itself.  It's complex.  For example, who owns the rights to the old stuff?  Frank?  The MBCA?

Fair use is an entirely different animal.  I have the magazine reprint in question and I just might scan it all soon to pdf's.... ;)

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