I'm fairly sure that the same is required of Irish publishers. Anything
published in the British Isles, Ireland included (it is in the British
Isles whether we like it or not; can't change geography) must be sent to
the five copyright libraries. They are called copyright libraries because
they must get copies of anything published under the copyright laws even
though that does not gaurantee copyright, that's a whole other process.
The requirement goes back to the time of Elizebeth I when Trinity became a
copyright library. It makes for one major headache for Trinity librarians
though since they have to process everything from poetry to chick-lit.
Trinity has miles of books mostly stored in a huge warehousing facility in
Santry. It is great for finding obscure and out of print books but I
imagine a lot of space is taken up by pulp fiction, holiday romances etc.
I suppose that it's nice to know that no matter how bad a book you write
it will be stored in five different places and someone can dig it up when
you become famous or infamous.
Best,
Andrew J. Browne
> So, what are the Legal Deposit requirements in Ireland? I've never
> been able to figure that out with any sense of confidence. I would
> appreciate it if someone could comment (after the fashion of Richard
> Price for the U.K.). Thanks.
>
> Séamas Cain
> http://alazanto.org/seamascain
> http://seamascain.writernetwork.com
> http://www.mnartists.org/Seamas_Cain
>
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> On 9/24/07, Peter Riley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> As with everything else, things are bound to be different in
>> Ireland.
>> PR
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