Re:Letters from the Earth

[Ron Force <rforce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Put the physical copy on Reserve in the Library. although numbers have
declined, most academic libraries still do this, particularly when licensing
costs are unreasonable.  The students will complain about having to go to
the library and read something, but oh well...

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Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 10:32:25 -0500
To: Digital Copyrights <digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Liz Johnson <liz.johnson@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Letters from the Earth
Message-ID: <422DC589.8090400@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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