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

On 08, September 1998, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> > On 03 Sep 1998, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
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> > > On 31 Aug 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> > > > 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?
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> The author has an exclusive right.

Your answer is not responsive.

The author has an exclusive right - to what?

I say, if it cannot support itself (printed at least every five years) then away with copying restrictions!

This would not apply to periodicals, although one could argue that collections of them should be available on a long-term basis.

Michael A Scarpitti
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<mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> Received on Wed Sep 09 1998 - 20:33:28 GMT