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@WCraig and @pontiac428 - couple of fine points to consider here since my interpretation of the matter is that you are both right.
Fair Use is Fair Use, i.e., nobody at H-M makes a profit on the distribution of said materials. However, with that said - we have deleted the items from the downloads section for obvious DMCA takedown risk.
Root cause to this matter having slipped under or radar is that the files were imported from vbulletin back in the day when we switched over to current forum software. That is why they have been up for so long and remained unnoticed.
If it becomes viable, ethical and legal for us to host the materials again, we will. For now, they will remain unavailable.
Fair Use is Fair Use, i.e., nobody at H-M makes a profit on the distribution of said materials. However, with that said - we have deleted the items from the downloads section for obvious DMCA takedown risk.
Root cause to this matter having slipped under or radar is that the files were imported from vbulletin back in the day when we switched over to current forum software. That is why they have been up for so long and remained unnoticed.
If it becomes viable, ethical and legal for us to host the materials again, we will. For now, they will remain unavailable.