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>I think this would definately line up the situation with the MP3 debate
>which is being lost by the public; essentially you are 'file sharing'. I
>think this move would invite problems.
>

Hi,

I was thinking along the lines of having to place a unique e-mail
request for each file. So it wouldn't be different than sending a
xerox copy to someone who asks, except that it's done electronically.
To me, this seems a bit different than music file-sharing. Or???

/Rett

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>>On the other hand: an individual may copy a work for his own use; and
>>may make individual (the idea is one at a time; one may not 'publish'
>>which means make available for public use) copies for distribution
>
>Might the following idea be okay then?
>
>Suppose e-editions are made of copyrighted but rare and out-of-print
>works, and they are put on a website for download. _But_ in order to
>download them,you have to first place a request with the owner of the
>site to get an access code.
>
>In this way, you are (debatably) making one copy at a time in
>response to individual requests. The world of Pali studies is small
>enough that the number of requests probably won't be overwhelming.
>
>best regards
>
>/Rett