ORIGINAL: buzzard bait
I understand the rules and why RCU has to be careful, and I don't object to that. I just want to point out that the AMA is reproducing plans like these and making money off them. I am sure they do not have permission because they would say so if they did. The Pond collection, which they now carry, had plans that were still available from other sources. The AMA states that they will not sell those plans, and they cut them out of the Pond list. But they have no problem with plans that are not available elsewhere.
Acs, thanks for your effort (I got 'em). I'm glad people are figuring out ways to keep these old designs alive. It's not that the copyright owners are losing potential profits (when they haven't offered them for sale for years and show no intention of doing so). The only issue is whether people are going to continue building these planes or not.
Jim
The AMA has the manpower and connections to investigate old plans and such. RCU has some volunteer, unpaid mods, none of whom probably do copyright investigations.
It is more important to insure we don't violate copyright than it is to make it easier for people to pass around old plans.
If you look closely, the only thing that was asked was that plans not be copied and plastered into posts in public. It's better if that practice not be identified with any website, especially ones that try hard to support both the modelers and the mfgs.
This thread is about the Midwest Tri-Squire. Let's keep the posts on that topic, ok.