> > If it is all legal, that is if your customer really does own = > > the design, he should be able to give you schematics and BOM = > > of it. The board manufacturer could have gerber files left = > = > It's not hes design. And I'm not sure if it legal. The problem is that the > company that manufactured the board went of bussiness and the are no > replacements on the market.... I think it=92s a good reason to copy the b= oard. > = > Mauricio Under US copyright law it's a good reason to make a compatible board. And if you're not sure that it's legal, then I suggest that you either cut and run or get something in writing from your employer that covers *all* your legal expenses in case of a, er..., misunderstanding. Besides, if it's 10-20 years old, then it would probably be easier to do a clean-room design than to blindly copy an old board. -- = D. Jay Newman ! Author of: jay@sprucegrove.com ! _Linux Robotics: Building Smarter Robots_ http://enerd.ws/robots/ ! "A backward poet writes inverse." -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist