tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post8430089552845700..comments2024-01-16T19:15:41.816-08:00Comments on There's more to Oz than the Yellow Brick Road: Stuff and thingsF. Douglas Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-71683710633669532542008-10-24T08:54:00.000-07:002008-10-24T08:54:00.000-07:00It's possible that Dover has let the copyright sli...It's possible that Dover has let the copyright slide. If I'm understanding copyright law correctly, if Dover fails to prosecute copyright violators, then they can lose the copyright.<BR/><BR/>I don't suppose we'll get a comment from the folks at Hungry Tiger on this one, describing the process they undertook to get their edition published.F. Douglas Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-28478348444208396712008-10-24T05:07:00.000-07:002008-10-24T05:07:00.000-07:00That's weird about Dover, because those books have...That's weird about Dover, because those books have been online for years and are now even available in other editions. If they're still copyrighted, then that would make that illegal. Are you sure they didn't buy the rights to the books and didn't renew the copyright? (I'd assume there's a difference.)<BR/><BR/>About names, Matt Bloom has had a bit of trouble with people getting his right. His actual name is Jericho Mathew Bloom, but a recent mention of his Ozmatron site in the Baum Bugle gave it as "Matthew Bloom."<BR/><BR/>You're not alone...Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-38400244547234142872008-10-20T09:18:00.000-07:002008-10-20T09:18:00.000-07:00Yes. Most people who know me call me Doug. It's re...Yes. Most people who know me call me Doug. It's really easy for me to spot telemarketers and spam, because whenever I fill out a form for any reason, I use my first name (Floyd, by the way). Any email to Floyd is spam. Any email to Doug is from someone who actually knows me.F. Douglas Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-79397146211693149142008-10-20T08:46:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:46:00.000-07:00Do you go by Doug?Do you go by Doug?librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910979028549627470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-91478041740828174222008-10-19T08:39:00.000-07:002008-10-19T08:39:00.000-07:00My information indicates that the rights were purc...My information indicates that the rights were purchased in the 70's, when the books were still copyrighted. Once a books falls into the public domain, it cannot be re-copyrighted by anyone.F. Douglas Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-31049316777285965892008-10-19T08:03:00.000-07:002008-10-19T08:03:00.000-07:00Is Dover holding the copyrights to those two books...Is Dover holding the copyrights to those two books a new development? I'd heard a few years ago that everything Baum wrote was in the public domain, except for a few short stories that were published under unusual circumstances.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838510995365876113noreply@blogger.com