Re: [bolger] Re: Building from book plans/drawings.
This question was flogged to death in "Re: [bolger] Copyright" - let's
return to the topic of boat building.
Gregg Carlson, moderator
return to the topic of boat building.
Gregg Carlson, moderator
>Quoting from the inside of the book jacket of SMALL BOATS
>by Philip C. bolger, copyright date 1973: "Though this is
>in part a dreamer's book, it is eminently practical. There
>are enough plans and specifications to build every boat
>discussed -- all 31 of them. Phil Bolger recommends the
>types of wood to use, provides scantlings, and, in may
>cases, shows details of hard to fabricate items. In quite
>a few of the designs, he suggests building sequences if
>they are not readily apparent.
>
>Quoting again from the preface of the same book: "Books
>like this one tend to hang around indefinitely, no matter
>whether they're good or bad. If you're reading this in the
>year 2025, you might bear in mind that not only have I
>been dead for quite some time, but if I found a mistake in
>these plans in, say 1975, I have no way to let you know
>about it. Be sure there are some; it's up to the builder
>to catch and correct them."
>
> This sounds to me like Bolger is not opposed to the idea
>of building from the book. In fact the quote from the book
>jacket is using this very possibility to entice the
>bookstore browser.
>
>
>
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Quoting from the inside of the book jacket of SMALL BOATS
by Philip C. bolger, copyright date 1973: "Though this is
in part a dreamer's book, it is eminently practical. There
are enough plans and specifications to build every boat
discussed -- all 31 of them. Phil Bolger recommends the
types of wood to use, provides scantlings, and, in may
cases, shows details of hard to fabricate items. In quite
a few of the designs, he suggests building sequences if
they are not readily apparent.
Quoting again from the preface of the same book: "Books
like this one tend to hang around indefinitely, no matter
whether they're good or bad. If you're reading this in the
year 2025, you might bear in mind that not only have I
been dead for quite some time, but if I found a mistake in
these plans in, say 1975, I have no way to let you know
about it. Be sure there are some; it's up to the builder
to catch and correct them."
This sounds to me like Bolger is not opposed to the idea
of building from the book. In fact the quote from the book
jacket is using this very possibility to entice the
bookstore browser.
by Philip C. bolger, copyright date 1973: "Though this is
in part a dreamer's book, it is eminently practical. There
are enough plans and specifications to build every boat
discussed -- all 31 of them. Phil Bolger recommends the
types of wood to use, provides scantlings, and, in may
cases, shows details of hard to fabricate items. In quite
a few of the designs, he suggests building sequences if
they are not readily apparent.
Quoting again from the preface of the same book: "Books
like this one tend to hang around indefinitely, no matter
whether they're good or bad. If you're reading this in the
year 2025, you might bear in mind that not only have I
been dead for quite some time, but if I found a mistake in
these plans in, say 1975, I have no way to let you know
about it. Be sure there are some; it's up to the builder
to catch and correct them."
This sounds to me like Bolger is not opposed to the idea
of building from the book. In fact the quote from the book
jacket is using this very possibility to entice the
bookstore browser.
<<snipped quote>>
Can an identical boat be built from book plans? I doubt it.
How much has the design to depart from the original design to be a copy no
longer?
Very little perhaps.
It seems to me that it is perfectly ethical to use the ideas that are
conveyed in the book to create one's own design. It will not be a copy but
it will be an outwardly similar boat.
Roger
>How you find my argument is irrelevant. The fact remains that the<<end of snipped quote>>
>Whether or not you do that is your business, and whether or not
>Bolger decides to seek legal remedies from you, or anyone else, is
>his.
Can an identical boat be built from book plans? I doubt it.
How much has the design to depart from the original design to be a copy no
longer?
Very little perhaps.
It seems to me that it is perfectly ethical to use the ideas that are
conveyed in the book to create one's own design. It will not be a copy but
it will be an outwardly similar boat.
Roger