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This site is a great resource to share ideas and experiences. Hope it stays so, but I just read a thread thread this morning about flying above gross weight which was reinvigorated by a person looking for a copy of a Mooney Parts Catalog and Maintenance Manual and it got me thinking about another "technical" or is it "actual" violation of law which may expose this entire site or the culpable individuals to a law suit. I doubt Mooney would actually do it since this site is one of their best advertising streams, but I would say they have all rights to do so to anyone sharing their digital data without permission. Selling an original Mooney bound book or a Mooney thumb-drive bought from the company would be like going to a used book store, but anything else is possibly theft of intellectual property. Did Mooney as corporation give such permission carte blanche to this site? The thumb-drive data I have shows a copyright. Those looking for Mooney Pubs could just call them and have them sent. Service & Parts (830) 792-2901 or email technicalsupport@mooney.com. They tend to be very responsive. It is possible that I am missing a key piece of information on this and I am not a lawyer......I just want to make sure if the data he needs it is not a violation of Copyright Law. Kinda like the Napster thing was. Thoughts?