I have been wondering if it would help Gustavo to feel more comfortable if, when a validator has verified the copyright holder, he/she would make a note of this in the place where it says, "Comments, Any comments about this book?" Then he should know it has been double-checked. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:50 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: copyright validation > actually I have had several books where the publisher held the copyright, > approved no questions asked. > > So.... smile. > > Actually a lot of children's books are copyrighted by the publisher. > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > Graduate Advisory Council > www.guidedogs.com > > The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to > stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > -- Vance Havner > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 4:07 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: copyright validation > > > Sarah, > > Here is the copyright information for The Lord of the Silent. The reason > you didn't find it in the U.S. Copyright Office's database is because > someone misspelled silent. The l and i are transposed. > > According to their records, the copyright holder is MPM Manor, Inc., and the > copyright date is 2001. > > This message should be proof enough for Gustavo, but be sure to include the > record below from the U.S. Copyright Office. > > Gerald > > 1. Registration Number: > > TX-5-268-153 > Title: > > Lord of the slient / aElizabeth Peters. > Edition: > > 1st ed. > Imprint: > > New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2001. > Description: > > 404 p. > Claimant: > > MPM Manor, Inc. > Created: > > 2000 > Published: > > 19Apr01 > Registered: > > 25May01 > Special Codes: > > 1/B/L > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sarah Van > Oosterwijck > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:48 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: copyright validation > > > Grrr. I am so sick of copyright questions. I am also sick of not finding > entries for the books I submit in the U.S. Copyright Office records. The > records are woefully incomplete. > > > > This is what I did find, and it sure convinces me, but I don't know how > best to convey the information to Gustavo. The book Lord of the Silent only > shows a copyright record for the recorded addition, but that proves that a > book with that title was written by Elizabeth Peters in 2001. The copyright > is different from what is in the printed book, though, which is perfectly > normal. In order to prove that MPM Manor, Inc. is a copyright holder of > many of her books I looked for records with MPM Manor, Inc. as the > claimant. I found ten records. The names listed for authors of those books > seemed all to be pseudonyms of the same author and Elizabeth Peters is one > of the names she uses. I think that combined with the fact that the same > copyright information appears on the submit form and in the book itself > should be enough to get it accepted. > > Go ahead and copy my message into the comment field if you think it will > help. > > > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck > Assistive Technology Trainer > http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:55 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] copyright validation > > > >I notice that Lord of the Silent is back on step 2 and so is The Abortion > >Myth. Both ask that copyright be validated. I kept that note about The > >Abortion Myth checking its copyright. Have no idea about what is going on > >with copyright issue for Lord of the Silent. Could someone find out? > >Seemed fine to me when I uploaded it after validating. I will send > >Gustavo a note about The Myth ... later today. > > > > E. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.3/107 - Release Date: 9/20/2005 > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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