Ok, so maybe not all - I've looked at four of my lace books and they don't say it, and I'm not going through all 200 plus. But the first paperback copy of a novel I picked up of the shelf - "The Forsytes" by Suleika Dawson - states on the copyright page "This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which is is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser."
I have obviously misread this statement in books for the past I-don't-want-to-remember-how-many years. It's a change of binding or cover that's covered by this statement, not the re-selling - apologies. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Pattern copyright > Most books carry a notice on the copyright page saying that the book cannot > be resold, but in most cases it wouldn't be practical or financially worth > the author or publisher taking legal action to stop a secondhand copy being > sold Wow, that's hard to believe. If this is so, then all second-hand book stores are illegal. While it wouldn't be financially feasible for one author to go after one seller of one copy of his/her book, a class action suit by all authors against all used-book stores would surely be worth pursuing! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
