Re: National Writers Union

On Tue, 14 Feb 1995, Susan Harris wrote:
>
> Why don't the writers simply sell some articles directly to CARL or to
> IAC, on the basis of a share of the profits?
>
> Susan Harris
> <susan.harris[_at_]sonoma.edu>
>
> ---------------------------
> > INFORMATION ACCESS COMPANY CONFIRMS
> > WRITERS' RIGHTS ISSUE IN DATABASE MARKETING
> > In its first suggestion that the marketing of freelance
> > writers' magazine articles on full-text electronic
> > databases involves issues of creators' rights, the
> > corporate parent of Information Access Company (IAC) has
> > acknowledged that it can track and account for the resale
> > of works listed on its databases.

You've hit the nail on the head. Dealing directly with the database operator is precisely what is about to happen between the National Writers Union and CARL/UnCover. Unfortunately, IAC refuses to deal with us; that's what our campaign is all about. Remember that no one asked for the writers' permission to use their material in the first place.

Irvin Muchnick
Assistant Director
National Writers Union
irvmuch[_at_]netcom.com Received on Tue Feb 14 1995 - 15:00:12 GMT