Can someone please type the whole of the regs book out?
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With regard to having a machine readable copy of a copyrighted document - I wonder if there is any offence committed by buying a paper copy of a document, scanning it and converting it to text completely for your own use.
It seems fair to me, but I don't think that the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows that. Some of the items mentioned are:
- possessing or dealing with infringing copies (BAS and others?)
Also that educational quotation is limited to 1% of the work per three-month period.
Incidentally, I personally will not be pasting any more, as I think that beyond the initial joke, it becomes an open invitation for trouble.
It seems fair to me, but I don't think that the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows that. Some of the items mentioned are:
- possessing or dealing with infringing copies (BAS and others?)
Also that educational quotation is limited to 1% of the work per three-month period.
Incidentally, I personally will not be pasting any more, as I think that beyond the initial joke, it becomes an open invitation for trouble.
Yup
Suppose the joke has gone far enough.
Shame really, I just thought that so much of the regs is quoted on the forum, that it would so po mo iro to suggest the whole lot was put on. But as I am a nutcase and we are few. Not everyone got the humour and alas it is time to pull the plug on it.
Please don't type any more in.
I have a car outside, but my neighbours car is his and I shall not steal it.
Martin
Suppose the joke has gone far enough.
Shame really, I just thought that so much of the regs is quoted on the forum, that it would so po mo iro to suggest the whole lot was put on. But as I am a nutcase and we are few. Not everyone got the humour and alas it is time to pull the plug on it.
Please don't type any more in.
I have a car outside, but my neighbours car is his and I shall not steal it.
Martin
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Haven't read all this article but i bought the regs and i am currently studying for the 2391 course so if anyone wants to type a whole load of stuff orientated around testing and inpection be my guest! 
Wish Sparky heaven was still online! Practice papers and all sorts!
Wish Sparky heaven was still online! Practice papers and all sorts!
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Haven't read all this article but i bought the regs and i am currently studying for the 2391 course so if anyone wants to type a whole load of stuff orientated around testing and inpection be my guest!
Wish Sparky heaven was still online! Practice papers and all sorts!
Electricianforum has some past papers I think
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Cheers Mart i'll have a lookski!
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I think the IEE ™ might have a copyright © issue with that one
Sure!
Page 1....
"© The Institution of Engineering and Technology and BSI
NO COPYING IN ANY FORM WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION"
Ooops......
Well, except that that goes slightly further than the actual act, and to that extent is meaningless. The act does make certain provisions:"© The Institution of Engineering and Technology and BSI
NO COPYING IN ANY FORM WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION"
Ooops......
[From the Office of Public Sector Information]
On initial reading on the act itself, I draw the conclusion that the scanning of the document *entirely* for one's own use (private study - non-commercial) would be legally allowed, and that a small amount of quoting for literary criticism is also ok.
But that reproducing it purely for the benefit of others is clearly not allowed.
You're allowed (usually? always?) to make copies of software for backup purposes. So if you had BS 7671 on CD you could copy that.
If you have it on paper, are you/should you be allowed to copy it for backup purposes? If your house burns down might you be glad of a copy?
Did they stop selling the loose-leaf version of the regs because not enough people bought it, or because it made it too easy to scan?
If someone asks a question here, reproducing the relevant regulations is for their benefit, but clearly is not commercial. Does it qualify as "review and news reporting"?
If you quoted a particular reg, and then wrote "and I agree that it's a wonderful rule" would that qualify as criticism or review?
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Haven't read all this article but i bought the regs and i am currently studying for the 2391 course so if anyone wants to type a whole load of stuff orientated around testing and inpection be my guest!
Wish Sparky heaven was still online! Practice papers and all sorts!
It became SparkyResurrection
Try here http://sparkyr.multiply.com/
I don't know if it still has past papers etc.
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