There is no such thing as a copyright for the torsion bars. A patent on the other hand was certainly issued. However, I would think that the patent has expired by now. Mike -----Original Message----- From: deloreanernst@xxxx [mailto:deloreanernst@xxxx] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:07 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Torsion Bars In a message dated 12/5/01 7:52:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, webmaster@xxxx writes: > I would almost think that a call to Northrop-Grumman > > If I recall correctly, John DeLorean personally holds the copyright on the torsion bars. If so, anyone who wanted to make up a new supply would need his permission. In any case, I'd like to know what the vendors intend to do about this. (James...?) -Wayne A. Ernst DMCTech Group [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxx To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/