Letters from the Earth

[Liz Johnson <liz.johnson@xxxxxxx>]

All,

A philosophy course we are developing would like to use 4 letters from 
Mark Twain's Letters from the Earth.  We would like to put the letters 
in the course which will be password protected in WebCT Vista.  This was 
published in 1938 by The Mark Twain Company and has been consistantly 
renewed so it is not in public domain.  HarperCollins, which now owns 
the rights wants $600 for each year.  We consider this too high.  
Students can purchase a copy for less than $3 but instructors are 
reluctant to ask students to buy any additional books since textbook 
costs are so high.  It would be a shame to write this remarkable work 
out of the course, but that is what we are considering.  Since it is for 
sale, claiming fair use would impact the market.  Are there any other 
alternatives?  What do you recommend?

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Liz Johnson

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