NFHS 2012 Rules Book

[usc2626]

I have search here and google for the PDF version of the new 2012 NFHS Football Rules book and can't find it. Does anyone know if it's available and where I might be able to down load it from? Thanks

[HLin NC]

Two choices- Join the Federation for $35.00 and have access via The Arbiter
or download the app from market fro $4.99.

Fed quit issuing pdf's due to copyright infringement.

[bigjohn]

Rule book and case book available as one app for iPhone, $5.99

and it is searchable.


and now I can post rules again!

[usc2626]

I have the little paper back copy and it's falling apart not mention small letters. I don't have a iphone, is it availble on Android?

[usc2626]

Never mind just found it for Android.

[usc2626]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Rule book and case book available as one app for iPhone, $5.99

and it is searchable.


and now I can post rules again!

How did you do that?

[bigjohn]

on my iphone I hit home and off button which takes a screen shot, then email the photo to my email address and then upload to google photos and then link to that url here on this board.

Simple!

[usc2626]

Can't do that on my droid

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Two choices- Join the Federation for $35.00 and have access via The Arbiter
or download the app from market fro $4.99.

Fed quit issuing pdf's due to copyright infringement.

No, let's say due to copying, not due to copyright infringement.

I recently bought DVDs of the 1932 Universal movie serial, "The Lost Special". Superimposed on the titles was a very recent copyright asserted by Red Circle Media. What do you think that copyright could cover?

[HLin NC]

From the US Copyright Office:

What is copyright infringement?
As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.

I do believe COPYING would be considered reproduction and providing said copies would be distributing.

Feel free to argue with the agency of the Federal gov't about their definition of what they do. Somehow, I won't be surprised.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

From the US Copyright Office:

What is copyright infringement?
As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.

I do believe COPYING would be considered reproduction and providing said copies would be distributing.

Feel free to argue with the agency of the Federal gov't about their definition of what they do. Somehow, I won't be surprised.

But that applies only to works protected by copyright. Merely slapping a copyright notice on public domain material doesn't copyright it.

There is some original writing in the Fed rule book that they can protect by their copyright. The actual rules themselves, no. It's like with that Red Circle Media example I gave; about the only thing their copyright protects on their 80 yr. old movies is the notice saying it's copyrighted by Red Circle Media!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

But that applies only to works protected by copyright. Merely slapping a copyright notice on public domain material doesn't copyright it.

There is some original writing in the Fed rule book that they can protect by their copyright. The actual rules themselves, no. It's like with that Red Circle Media example I gave; about the only thing their copyright protects on their 80 yr. old movies is the notice saying it's copyrighted by Red Circle Media!

Are you really arguing this? Seriously dude.

Peace

[InsideTheStripe]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Two choices- Join the Federation for $35.00 and have access via The Arbiter
or download the app from market fro $4.99.

Fed quit issuing pdf's due to copyright infringement.

I'm not sure why this particular myth keeps circulating. I can assure you that they are on the NFHS site and available to certain types of members.

[HLin NC]

I'm not sure why this particular myth keeps circulating

Maybe because they are the one perpetuating it?

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I was able to access it until this year. Others that posted here and other boards lost access a year or two earlier.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

I'm not sure why this particular myth keeps circulating. I can assure you that they are on the NFHS site and available to certain types of members.

Consider yourself fortunate then because for many NFHS Official's Association members, we can't access the PDFs.