Peter
my understanding is that all copies are compulsory _if_ demanded but is only
the case of the British Library that the onus is on the publisher to supply
without being asked. So the voluntary element in the case of the other
bodies is with those libraries.
But I'm sure Richard can clarify this.
Best
Dave
David Bircumshaw
Leicester, England
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Riley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: Copyright
This is a query to Richard (Price)---
Can you confirm something you said, or I think you said, publicly because
it may well concern many small-press publishers on this list--
Did you say that by the copyright laws, only the copy sent to the B.L. is
in fact statutorily compulsory, and the other five (which go via
A.T.Smail) are voluntary? I thought all six copies were compulsory. In
fact I was quite certain about this, and so were several other people I've
mentioned it to.
Not that with my imprint I would dream of cutting off the other copyright
libraries. But for instance, to people who publish artists' books costing
£1000 each in editions of 20, these five copyright copies are sometimes
problematic.
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