Subject: RE: Perspectives on permission needs for REPRINT on demand From: "Kerry Ouellet" <KOuellet@xxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 15:20:15 -0400 |
This is partly my opinion and partly what I've seen from experience, but I think that changing to an electronic form does, in fact, change the permission, and if your designer revoked permission, none of his designs should be available, including the ones already in print. The only way his designs should be accessible would be through hard-copy print materials. The permission letter should also be changed to include something that states that future editions will be electronic. We've had to gain blanket permissions in perpetuity from people for a book. The publisher did not want to have to go back to the copyright owners for future reprints, and the permission letter basically asks for permission for print, electronic, and all technologies not yet invented!! Talk about perpetuity!!! But this is why I think that since electronic is a different medium from print, it's a different type of permission, so you can't publish electronically. I'll be very interested to read what others have to say. Kerry Ouellet Production Editor EDC's Center for Science Education -----Original Message----- From: deg farrelly [mailto:deg.farrelly@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:08 PM To: digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Perspectives on permission needs for REPRINT on demand I9d appreciate hearing comments from the collective wisdome of this group on the following situation: A non-profit national organization that promotes origami annually publishes a collection of model diagrams. For this publication the organization solicits copyright permission from the model designers. The organization policy states: 3Since origami compositions are works of art protected by copyright (both the folded work and the diagrams), it is necessary for us to obtain permission for all usages. 3 Permissions have been very broad historically, although the current form has been revised to reflect more options. The permission form is very broad and reads in part: *** () one-time permission, in the publication/medium titled ____________________________________________________, () revocable blanket permission, on a nonexclusive basis, to (please check as many as you want ) () teach () distribute at teaching sessions () publish in print (book, newsletter, annual Origami Collection, etc.) () publish in electronic media (CD, DVD, or other) () publish online (e.g., on the Internet) <snip> I understand that: (1) I retain copyright of my work. (2) I can revoke blanket permission for future publications by sending a letter to that effect to the address below; *** One designer who granted permission for past publications has since withdrawn all permissions to publish his work. He understands that such withdrawal cannot affect publications that have already been printed. But the organization is planning to move to a 3print on demand2 model. That is, the annual collection of diagrams will be produced in print in a small press run, and afterwards, additional copies will be produced as necessary in print-on-demand. This may be as paper or as CDs. This eliminates the need to maintain a large stock of back issues. The organization plans to move to print-on-demand for past issues too. The organization is making the claim that permission previously provided is sufficient to allow REPRINT of the publication for which the permission was originally granted, even if the author has withdrawn permission. The author, and others, however, maintain that the author never intended permission to be granted in perpetuity, and even if it had been, the permission was not an assignment of copyright, but a copyright permission.Once that permission has been withdrawn, the organization is obligated to remove the work from future reprints. I will really appreciate perspectives from readers of this list on this matter. Thank you. -- deg farrelly, Associate Librarian Arizona State University at the West campus PO Box 37100 Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100 Phone: 602.543.8522 Email: deg.farrelly@xxxxxxx
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