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Originally posted by svxistentialist
For all that Subaru, or any manufacturer, could claim copyright on an image such as contained in a brochure, no lawyer or company is going to sue for dissemination of these images over a website or by fax say. This is because by publishing it, you are actually aiding the purpose for which the brochure was designed, to promote the company and the product. No judge would see otherwise.
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To continue what Jam said... unfortunatly it's become the case that companies are more than happy to sue over any mention of their name / trademarks, and 99% of the time they have won. EG, all the fan sites for TV series that have been shut down for posting pictures of the cast members or sound bites. Or the groups of old ladies who have been threatened with lawsuits for sharing sewing patterns on email lists. The wonders of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act mean that pretty much anything you do with a copyright in the digital realm is illegal, punishable by $250,000 fine per offense, and some insane jail term. Give it 10 years, eventually the masses will rebel - perhaps when they realize that they can't record any programs off TV anymore, or that the TV industry is calling them criminals for daring to fast forward/not watch commercials - see
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/5/2/22720/40202.
Sorry for the off topic rant, modern copyright law is just a bit of a sore spot with me.
Short answer: I have no doubt that if subaru got wind of a full copy of the service documents being passed electronically, we would *very* quickly recieve a very nasty letter from Subaru Legal.
Sigh...
-Colin