Re: Snooze/lose (Was: Academics and coursepacks)

On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
>
> On 03 September 1998, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 31 Aug 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, I want to see some sort of "linkage". After five years OOP,
> > > it becomes public domain. Keep it in print, up to some rational
> > > maximum, it keeps the copyright. This means a book need be
> > > printed only once every five years, which should be ample.
> >
> > This is very unfair to authors.
> >
> > The decision to keep a work in print is made by
> > the publisher and not by the owner of the copyright.
>
> How so? If the book isn't selling, he's not making money anyway. If it
> can't be printed at least once every five years... how can he be said
> to be in a commanding position?

The author has an exclusive right.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Tue Sep 08 1998 - 22:57:06 GMT