ORIGINAL: aminiet
Cubnut.
Take a look at aerofibertech.com for fiber glass parts.
Regarding posting the Pepino parts templates and plans at the House of Moy, I am not sure if that will create a legal conflict with Mr. pepino.
I am sure he is in business to make money and if those parts templates and drawings were to be made available here in this website, he may file a law suit. Specially if they are copy righted.
Is there anyone here who has an attorney friend?
As we all know, the Pica plans were donated to the AMA by Cox, and parts templates made by Bill, and if the AMA has not said any thing by now, they must aprove of it.
I hate to see something happen with our forum here, I has benefitted many people.
Any thoughts? Bill? John?
Angel
B 58
Actually, he is not wanting to post the Pepino drawings. He is posting his drawings of a quarter scale WACO parts selection. If he has made substantive changes, where a reasonable and prudent person could not tell that they were the same parts, then he probably would only Whiz Mr. Pepino off. It is commonly held that the Pepino drawn model is incorrect in outline. Therefore if he corrects the outline, then the part is not Mr. Pepino's any longer.
As to the copyrighting issue, you can't copyright someone elses design or idea. The Waco Planform is now owned in total by Classic Aircraft. You can't copyright a model of it, because the design belongs to them. You can draw a plan for a model with All Rights Reserved, as the Waco Brotherhood has done with the parts templates that are part of the AMA collection, and as such are sold to the buyer with all rights reserved. They also will supply you with the parts templates that are published with all rights reserved. This means that you must have permission of the person or entity reserving the rights prior to making something such as a commercial venture from using those plans or templates.
I'm not an Attorney, but that is the way that it was explained to me by one who practices Patent law. It protects those who's work is to be in the public arena, when the work can't be copyrighted or patented.
Bill, AMA 4720
WACO Brotherhood #1