I read in sci.electronics.design that Keith Williams
wrote (in ) about
'Copyright on HP service manuals', on Mon, 2 May 2005:

Win Hill wrote:
And you should learn the difference between a book and a manual.

Ok, maybe you want to explain what this "difference" has to do with
copyright law.

Isn't that the point? Copyright law is still in the 18th century and
should be replaced by something SENSIBLE in the context of the 21st
century.
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