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Dear Sri Ramakrishnan,

>
> 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. 
>

You are right. Since the publishers do not have an explicit
statement regarding our right to reproduce, it is **legally** okay for
us to go ahead and photocopy them. However is it morally correct? 
Shouldnt a SriVaishnava exhibit a much higher code of conduct than 
what is required by law?

>
> After all, the cost that these books entail are for 
> recovering the cost of the material (and some profit margin). 
>

IMHO the return on Investment (ROI) is not that great for religious 
texts. Lets take LIFCO's (My links with LIFCO are only to the extent 
that my visit to India is never complete without a trip to
Ranganathan Street and particularly to LIFCO) Divya Prabandham and 
Valmiki Ramayanam texts. 

DP has 1641 pages and costs Rs. 180 @ 11 paise/page.
VP has 1788 pages and costs Rs. 250 @ 14 paise/page.

Do you think this ROI is going to make the publisher richer?

BTW my concern was not just about copyright infringement. What 
suffocates me is the act of some ppl who photocopy select portions of 
the text and bring these loose sheets to the satsanghs. Of course it 
is very convenient, but is it the right way? Do we ever see a 
Christian carry photocopied version of the Bible? Are we 
expecting somebody to tell us about stOtraputhagaOzhungu?

>
> 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. 
>

Note that my reference was reg. commercial audio cassettes. 

adiyEn
Rajagopalan, Srinivasan






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