A few years ago when I was a moderator on a Radio & TV forum I approached IPC Media for permission to distribute service manuals on the site.
I explained the full reason as to why and the wherefores. IPC gave me full permission to use them, a year later I contacted them again to ask if it was still OK, I was than offered the copyright for them (ERT & Trader manuals) for a nominal sum. These are now owned by the forum.
So like I say it costs nothing to ask all they can say is no.
The thing too with S/H T4 machines even OE software might and I say might not be legally transferable!
So if we are getting all hot under the collar about the legalities of this perhaps there is no actual legal T4's dotted amongst the members.
There could be a lot of MGR owners having porridge for breakfast
Am I not correct in saying that computer programs only have a 15 year copyright anyway?