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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Let me rephrase my statement. Rather than a continuing revenue stream, replace with perceived copyright value worth litigating over. A continuing revenue stream is just the most obvious value.
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I made no assumptions about continuing revenue stream. The whole question was "perceived copyright value". I see the perceived copyright value of the majority of what gets uploaded to MobileRead as negligible.
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CN was looking at a potential big dollar sale for Doc Savage. Gone With The Wind still sells. So does Chandler and Hemingway. Kuttner and Cabell you might have no problems with (unless some publisher was just looking for a target). I'm just refusing to risk being that target. Feel free to volunteer....
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Various people have had no problems with Cabell and Kuttner, as witness the amount now available, like
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/c#a166
Chandler and Hemingway are tougher nuts, because they do still sell, and there's an incentive for those holding the rights to hold onto them.
Meanwhile, do as you wish. I just see less risk than you do.
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Dennis