<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, ALARMING OBSERVATION:? another idea?

[Ian Harding]

Good ideas.

Copyright?  I assume GM has bigger fish to fry right now.  Also, if
Google can do what they're doing, I think I'm pretty safe.  Their
position is that the entire book is the copyrighted "work" and that
they don't present the entire work, but allow you to search it and see
small portions of it which is protected as "Fair use."  I don't have
any limits on someone trying to download the entire "work" one page at
a time but I think they would go insane before they finished.  The
"facts" within the book are not and cannot be copyrighted.  Anyway, if
their lawyers call the site will be gone the next day.

If I started getting rich letting people look at their part books, I
think it would be a really good sign to GM that they should reprint
them!

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM, John Dozsa <yanche at verizon.net> wrote:
> Creating a Corvair parts for sale web site is a very good idea.
>
> My thoughts in no particular order.
>
> 1. Use the GM part number as one of the identifying fields.
> 2. Have some system for grading the part quality.  i.e. 1-5  1 = best, 5
> = rough but usable.
> 3. Allow for part photos.  Perhaps a generic photo and/or a photo of the
> actual part for sale.
> 4. Have weights for parts and a system for estimating shipping costs by
> zip code.
> 5. Have a field for the payment a seller will accept, Paypal, check, etc.
> 6. Have a field if seller will ship or local pickup only.
>
> How are you getting around the copyright problem on the GM part catalogs?
>
> John
>
>
>> Subject:
>> Re: <VV> ALARMING OBSERVATION:? another idea?
>> From:
>> Ian Harding <harding.ian at gmail.com>
>> Date:
>> Thu, 27 May 2010 10:30:58 -0700
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>> N2VZD at aol.com
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>> I've thought about this for a while.  Kind of an inventory site for
>> what you have, and a wish list for what you want, and maybe a system
>> for sending alerts when the two intersect.
>>
>> I'd be happy to code something up if enough people are interested.  I
>> have the infrastructure in place already at gmpartswiki.com.
>>
>> The trick is making it easy.  Plunking stuff in one at a time on a
>> website is a pain in the neck.  I think it would have to accept
>> uploading spreadsheets or other formats.  Also, I don't want another
>> account on some silly website, so I think a craigslist style setup
>> where your email is you account would work.  Inventory would expire
>> unless "renewed" with a simple reply to an email, from which you would
>> delete lines for things you no longer had and add lines for new items.
>>
>> What does everyone think of that?
>>
>> tl;dr corvair inventory/wishlist with email/web interface and no
>> "account" required.
>>
>> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:56 AM,  <N2VZD at aol.com> wrote:
>>> another idea , maybe at all shows (corvair or other ) have a spot for
>>> posting pictures and information on stuff available . that way loading /
>>> unloading is put off until sold?  we may be able to get a few club websites  to
>>> help post such stuff for review also. cnycc is working on ideas as we  speak.
>>> i would be willing as i can , to go to a few places within reason , to take
>>>  pictures to share.  maybe a couple of people from each area/ club could do
>>>  the same and share pictures on the web...corsa or local clubs?
>>> make up a std size poster with a few pictures of stuff available , then set
>>>  up information and policy of how / when to contact , roughly where it is ,
>>> what  is expected in payment etc.
>>> i hope somehow this helps younger people with a longer future get as
>>> interested in the hobby as we have been. of course they missed out on the fun of
>>> taking all of these corvairs apart...and learning how they were put
>>> together.
>>> regards, tim colson  official pot  stirrer..?
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