Seeking IBM partner for contacting IBM regarding publishing of documentation

Hello,

as you have probably been aware I have collected quite some amount of historical and current (aka: not yet historical) IBM documentation which I have had published for the benefit of the greater public.

At the end of January, I have been contacted by someone from IBM Hursley Park in UK, requesting me to "remove immediately from ibmdocs.pocnet.net all IBM copyright material which [I am] not authorized to reproduce and distribute." This effectively nullified my intention to provide an indexed, single source for documentation about IBM software and hardware products, including documentation which is no longer available through direct IBM sources.

Long story short, the requestor failed to assist in getting permission for me to continue publishing those documents. If this is intentionally or because he failed to find the right people within IBM, I don't know. He refuses to comment further and hides behind "IBM requests". No explanations, no admitting that older documentation is now again unavailable.

IBM appears like a huge fortress to me: No way in as soon as known contacts refuse to cooperate for a reconciliation of interests. Doors are closed.

Thus I'm asking the group members if there is someone with strong business ties with IBM and some spare time to help my case. Business ties means, that business partners usually know people within IBM owing them a favor and can probably act as mediator. In the end I'm searching for a contact within IBM who is willing to benevolently hear my arguments and has the competence to eventually decide to issue a permanent permit to publish IBM documentation, for the benefit of the greater public. I'm open to discuss details regarding such a permit, whatever those might be. I'm even willing to accept a "no", as long as there is comprehensible reasoning — contrary to the behavior said contact has shown.

Thank you.

:wq! PoC