In a message dated 8/18/04 6:49:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Regardless.... this seller seems to think they are doing no wrong because > the content of the books is in public domain. But they are violating > copyright because they did not make the scans themselves or get permission > from Tess & Prof. If they are truely concerned about doing a "public > service" by not making a profit (yeah, right), then maybe they should ask > for permission. How about offering to give Tess & Professor a royalty for > each copy sold? hmmm? Now that would be the proper thing to do, IMHO. > > Anita > ----- Dear Lacemakers, I've been thinking about this subject for almost a week. The toe-stepping abusers are also likely to have an impact in other ways that have not been discussed. A number of book collectors have gone to great lengths to support Tess and the Professor. It involves getting old and sometimes rare books to Tess for scanning and returning them to the owners. Sometimes, books have been hand-carried across the Atlantic by traveling lacemakers, and elaborate efforts have been made to get them to Tess through intermediaries because the owners do not trust mails. There are numerous people who have participated in this effort, and expended personal funds to cover ground transportation. This is transparent to you and the persons pirating the CD's. There is also the fact that a considerable amount of time and effort has been devoted to obtaining books from library sources (which may have limits as to how they can be used). Another matter to think about involves the impact on values of rare old lace books in public and private collections. To pay $1,000 for such a book, one has to earn a good deal more. (Probably around $1,300 may have to be earned in the U.S. to have a net amount of $1,000 after income taxes and sales taxes.) An owner can console herself because she wanted lacemakers on Arachne and members of Lace Clubs to benefit from being able to read the book(s). Personally, I question the ethical behavior of outside people using scanned copies of my expensive books for their own profit. My intention was to make them available, without profit going to "pirates". "Naive", wasn't it? Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
