"BMW 3 Series 1992-1998 Service Manual.pdf" yEnc

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:05:18 GMT, "Jack" waffled on about something:

I think you'll find that's alt.binaries.e-book.technical

Unfortunately the post has already completely expired on my server, all I have is Tinman saying thank you.

A little heads up for any UK peeps who do download it, IIRC the American Bentley manual does not cover the 316 engine, or any of the diesels.

Dodgy.

And a downloaded copy like this is not only illegal (copyright laws) but also is theft - of the work of the author and publishing expenses of the publisher.

If you're OK with being a thief and stealing someones work..

I agree 100% with this sentiment, especially as it relates to manuals such as Bentley's where they obviously created a lot of original material, designed and packaged it in a useful way, and now sell them at a reasonable cost.

When companies such as BMW try to gouge the consumer for their shop or parts manuals it starts to get into a slightly different area.

The ONLY exception I can see would be if someone already purchased the paper version of this manual (as I have) and merely wanted a searchable pdf copy for their PC.

That would be, what? 90% of the known internet?

Don't look at me I paid for my real copy.

Your Bentley to BMW comparison is very interesting, but I think you're confusing what you personally see as "right" and "wrong" with copyright law.

It won't stand up in court, you know.

Absolutely true. It was purely from a personal ethics point of view.

It is also illegal to drive faster than 65 mph on most divided highways in the US.