Re: Pitiful Packards presented poorly.
Posted by Leeedy On 2019/10/18 7:43:15
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Packard newbie wrote:
Hi Leeedy,
For those of us not up to speed with this incident, can you give us a little more back story? I click on the initial link provided and all it takes me to is a book review with a picture of what looks like a Buick on the cover. Thus, I don't really get what's being discussed here - can you humour me and fill in some extra details?? I DO totally agree with you re copyright infringement and rampant, blatant plagiarism. I have had quite a bit of material published myself and it seems once something appears in the public domain, everyone thinks it is just that: PUBLIC information. It's funny that when it comes to music, most entities go the distance to clear copyright hurdles but written text and photos don't get the same respect. Chris
Yes, I all too well understand about music and literary copyrights being violated. Long before I became an automotive professional I was in the music biz professionally at age 9. I got my first song writing contract at age 13. My stuff has regularly been pirated and I am presently working with someone to get some of my pirated works-music and literary- addressed (and I assure you, there are a PILE of them).
And frankly I am loathe to go back into the ugly Packard story since it was a time in the 1970s when clubs were fighting and there was a lot of vitriol in the air. Even I was accused of saying and doing things I never did or said. However, the one proud result of the event is that I personally managed to save every 1955 and 1956 Caribbean that was in the hoard by finding buyers for them.
One of those very cars is presently for sale in New Jersey and is fully restored. When I found it, there were no wheels, no front clip and one of the long torsion bars had been ripped out of its anchor when dragged on the asphalt pavement of a tow yard. In a very mad crush of time (no pun intended) I personally found a buyer for this car and later helped with its resurrection.
Unfortunately a huge quantity of Packards (mostly postwar since postwar Packards among some in the 1970s were unwanted step-children) were crushed. There were a lot of reasons given to explain away what happened. But those of us who were there know what the real reasons were. Hate can be a terrible aspect of the human existence, but in this instance, it was the Packards that bore the brunt of minds.This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=215891