The day's frustration

[Terry]

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Yes, you are correct that you (or whomever) could ask for permission. =
Maybe they would say yes. My guess is that they would say no. That is =
why they have the printed copies of that information available for sale. =
Any organization that provides a benefit requires funds to operate. =
Sales of their informational handouts is one way they generate adequate =
funds. That's all. That's also why they have a fee for the PTG Journal =
and why there is a fee to attend a conference. It takes money to run an =
organization.

It's not "supposedly", but rather the fundamental mission of the PTG =
(and pretty much any professional trade association) is to HELP its =
members.=20

In a manner somewhat similar to it not being a crime for you to charge =
for your services, it is appropriate for PTG to charge for some of their =
benefits. The two diverge in that technician's fees commonly are based =
on what their environment will yield, but PTG fees are based more on =
what is needed to fund the organization.

Terry Farrell
  With respect to the copyright rules, since you are a PTG member, and =
supposedly the PTG wants to HELP its members, why not ask for ask =
permission . . .As long as you are not
  - passing something off as your own . . . or
  - profiting from the copyrighted work without paying royalties . . .
  The owner, in this case, PTG , would be , or should be inclined to =
grant permission.

  If not, then one wonders why bother to partake of the organization . . =


  Jim Kinnear
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