Tony Firshman makes some magical things to make me read
} >I have understood the bit about no charge in giving copies. As someone
} >running a PD library I'll mention here I'm happy to adhere strictly by
} >this.
} I was surprised that media/post costs were vetoed I must admit.
} Surely that is a bit of an imposition on the sender.
Well, I was not part of the discussion, but I can understand some reasons
for the veto.
For instance, the QLCF library has been running along similar lines:
- the requestor must provide both the media and stamped return package.
The reason might concern the income tax of the Librarian:
- if the requestor make a payement to the librarian,
the income of the librarian grows. Which mean more taxes for the librarian.
Therefore, the taxes should be reported to the requestor, but
why would a requestor pays the librarian's income tax ?
(Ok, if you want, you can pay all my income tax, you are very welcome...).
- Sending cash is forbidden by the postal rules here.
- Sending unlabelled cheque is dangerous
(the librarian could not label it to the seller of media, but might
label it to "Tresor Public", which is the tax collector. But paying
income tax with a lot of small cheques is rather strange and may be
not welcome by the tax people...)
So, avoiding any money transaction is the best thing.
And as a requestor, I know exactly where my money goes: back to me.
(because I got back the media, and the parcel... even if the postal service
destroy the value of the stamps!)
