Mr. Piano,
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Mr. Emerling:
You contradict yourself. You obviously don't understand your own argument.
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All interests are best served if information regarding a sport is readily available to all; which would include: officials, coaches, players, fans, and casual observers.
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You forget about the interests of the copyright owners.
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What would be the purpose of not making the rules widely known and easily accessible, even for just casual perusal by an interested party?
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They are. Buy the CD or buy the book. Contact your local Commissioner or JO Commissioner for a copy. You can even order the CD online, which is readily available to anyone, as Dakota previously pointed out.
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If somebody wants their own copy, I have no problem with them having to pay for it.
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You obviously do if you want the copyright owners to post it online for free... hence your next quote:
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I get it! But you always have to pay for it. It's never free and it's not readily available.
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Duh. Of course. If I write and publish a book, why would I want to give it away for free? And as to it being readily available, see above.
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I'll bet more copies of the MLB rulebook are sold than the ASA rulebook, and the MLB rules are online for all to see.
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40,000 ASA umpires buy their book each year, along with thousands of coaches. Do you really think over 60,000 copies of MLB's ORB are sold each year?
Bah, I'm tired of feeding the troll.