OldIron wrote:
> Hello there
>
> I have the Bug Me series on how to repair your VW Beetle on VHS.
> I've found all but one in .avi form on-line, and was curious if anyone
> had that one in .avi form?
>
> I basically just want to watch them off of my laptop, instead of being
> stuck to my VHS and television.
>
> Thanks
>
> OldIron
>
> P.s. I'm looking for chapter 8, I have the other 9 chapters...

I'd like to help you out, but what you're basically asking us to do is
point you to a site that offers copyrighted material illegally for
download. Rick Higgins and his family produced those videos and owns
the copyright. I know pirated versions are out there to download, but I
just wouldn't feel right about posting links to those videos for anyone
on usenet to see.

I have some sympathy for your position *if* you do indeed own the series
on VHS. If so, you've basically purchased the rights to the
intellectual property for personal use, you'd just like to have access
to it in a more modern and convenient format. Seems like Rick ought to
think about making a deal where if you can prove that you own legitimate
volumes of his series on VHS he could offer an upgrade to DVD for a
nominal fee (enough to cover his costs plus a nominal fee). That would
seem to be fair for everyone. You might contact him with the suggestion
and see what he says.

I just can't see posting a link to sites where you can obtain illegally
pirated down loadable copies of Rick's work. I know that he and his
family have put a fair amount of work into the BugMe Video Series and
that booted versions on various download sites are hurting his sales.
So much so that I hear that he has not been very interested in producing
planned future volumes that have been listed on his website for years.
Personally, I'd like to see some of those planned volumes produced and
the only way that is going to happen is if Rick continues to see a
return on his work.

Sometimes VW owners are our own worst enemies. We can be so cheap that
we refuse to pay a reasonable price for a good quality product and then
we wonder why vendors offer to sell us so much junk.