"Thomas Avery" wrote in message
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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Pop wrote:

"Nehmo" wrote in message
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: For a .pdf of the NEC 2005 Handbook, National Electric Code Tenth
: Edition (no password needed),
: Use this ed2k link:
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ed2k://|file|2005_NEC_Handbook(National%20Electrical%20Co de_%20NFPA).pdf
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Well, first of all, that's NOT an internet URL: It's a path to a
particular file on a particular hard drive in a specific computer, NOT
an internet web site address. Why do I think the OP knows/knew that?

Because Nehmo is, IMO, an accomplished thief and assumes others are as
well.

Matt


5th Circuit Court ruled a couple of years ago that any standard
incorporated into local ordinances must be available free of charge.
Basically what the court said was that laws cannot be copyrighted. So if
the NEC is accepted by a municapility or state as part of their
regulations, it must be provided free and the copyright is voided. I think
that the suit was Veeck vs. I don't recall the defendant.

If it's free then I should be able to ask the NEC for it, or whoever
publishes it and they'll just hand it to me, right?