Re: About 'yaJnam', a story by kALeepaTnam raamaa_raavu

Bapa Rao (baparao@locus.com)
Mon, 29 Jan 1996 12:12:12 -0800 (PST)

I will enthusiastically support such a move, including electronic distribution.
Provided of course that some rational mechanism for compensating the
author/copyright holder for the distribution can be worked out.

I am eager to read yagnam and other stories of Sri Kaleepatnam.

Bapa Rao

> I am not sure about the copyright implications of what I am going to
> propose/suggest. Would it be kosher to adopt the plan of copying this
> story, and sending to whoever requests it, for the actual cost of
> duplicating & mailing, which I am estimating to be around $1.50.
>
> Would it be better to add a nominal premium, say a dollar or two,
> and send the accumulated amount to KRR?
>
> Couple of weeks ago, Kanakapalli Prasad suggested (rather an ambitious
> scheme, not any that TELUSA ever contemplated, I thought) some plans
> of publishing/distributing. While an enterprise of that nature is
> (IMO) outside the scope of this group, is what I suggested here
> practical? Feasible? Ethical? Legal?
>
> Ramakrishna
>