Re: Technology Bites It

[Tom Phelps <phelps%ginkgo.CS.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.berkeley.EDU>]

In article <9211032039.AA12310@fraser.sfu.ca>, fmcquarr@sfu.ca writes:
|> While flipping through the monthly FAQ a thought occurred to me regarding
|> THE GARDEN, KATE BUSH IN HER OWN WORDS, and the other lovely goodies
|> available in archive files.
|>  
...
|> So...has there ever been any thought given to making these available
|> ON PAPER (gasp), charging the costs of photocopying and postage to{
|> those who wish to obtain them? 
|>
|> If the problem is copyright, might I suggest a little phrase I see
|> in ads for videos which have clearly been copied off late-night TV
|> shows or long-forgotten originals = "sold for collectors' use only". 
|>
|> Fiona McQuarrie
|> fmcquarr@sfu.ca

You must not read very far.  From the preface to Andy Marvick's The Garden:

>     For as long as it remains affordable to me, there will be no
> charge for these books. If you own them, they are a gift from one Kate
> fan to another. I suspect Kate would prefer it that way. Unfortunately,
> due to the printing and postage costs of The Garden, which now amount
> to about $70.00 (within the U.S.--as much as $120.00 for overseas
> air-mail delivery), I cannot afford to make the books widely available.

And from Ron Hill's Cloudbusting:

> The editor grants
> permission for, and encourages, it to be reproduced in any form
> as long as it is not for profit.

-Tom