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Dear Bhaghavathas
> Equally discouraging it is to see many bhaktAs using freely 
> photocopied materials of stotra malas, sahsranamam, prabhandam etc.., 
> during the gatherings. 

While I do not intend to question the spirit in what Sri. Rajagopalan is 
saying here, I do not understand what copyright violation might occur here. 
Copyrights are for protecting the intellectual property. Nobody can claim 
Prabhandham or Sahasranamam to be their intellectual property (except of 
course the azhwars and Bheeshma :) ). 

While I concede that LIFCO and other publishers are doing a commendable job 
in bringing these literature to us, I do not understand how photocopying 
material could be wrong. After all, the cost that these books entail are for 
recovering the cost of the material (and some profit margin). If we are going 
to spend our material, why should we take their permission?

Besides, some of the audio material we are talking abt are lectures that were 
not intended to be marketed and but for such reproduction, might get lost 
forever. 

Please do clarify if I am wrong. 


Dasan
Ramakrishnan
PS: I would like to re-iterate my appreciation of the immense service that 
publishers who bring out these books. I am just confused abt the legality on 
this issue. 




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