Dear Rett


Thanks for your perspective. It does perhaps seem a little over-
scrupulous, especially given that the copyright holders (editors)
would never have anticipated monetary rewards from the work. As an
interesting reflection, i wonder whether it would be possible to
assert the copyright of the original owners - the Bhikkhusangha?

Nevertheless, we do want to be on firm ground here, so i'd still
like to hear if anyone has any other suggestions on the matter.


in dhamma

Bhante Sujato

>
> Personally I would not have any scruples about publishing such
> material as long as it was distributed for free. I feel that any

book

> that is out-of-print is open for fair-use copying, regardless of

what

> copyright law may have to say about it. I realize this may not be
> safe enough for a Bhikkhu who wishes to be absolutely scrupulous,

but

> it's a stand I've taken based on common sense and my idea of

what's

> right.