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I would suggest making TKD online and free;... charghwI' 'utlh: That would be a great idea, in a world without copyright.> As it is, the KLI exists and offers most of what it offers because Paramount has given us a free license that it can withdraw at any time, based on whether or not it is happy with how far we go in any direction they see as interrupting an income stream. It's remarkable that people are apparently still buying TKD. Paramount probably doesn't want us to do our part to stop that from happening. I am aware of the intellectual property rights issue, but I have a very strong impression that the money Paramount is _now_ earning from TKD is quite negligible for them; I am more concerned about compensating Dr. Okrand should TKD be moved to public domain.
On 5/2/2023 9:08 AM, Michael Kúnin via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
I am aware of the intellectual property rights issue, but I have a very strong impression that the money Paramount is _now_ earning from TKD is quite negligible for them
I think the sheer number of printings both editions have gone through speaks against your impression. They wouldn't keep printing it if they weren't selling it or it wasn't worth the money it takes to print and sell it. Also, I can only imagine that Paramount?/CBS?/whoever? simply gets a cut of whatever Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books makes. From a financial standpoint, Paramount only has to worry about whether it conforms to their standards. It's S&S/PB who has to worry about print costs, licensing costs, distribution, and profit margin. They're the ones who have to think about whether it's worth it to print and sell TKD, and they're not Paramount. Historically, conditions appear to have been good to sell TKD. Whether that means S&S/PB will consider proofing, laying out, and printing a whole new edition — when stock of the latest second-edition printing runs out, mind you — is another story, and the real crux and mystery here. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
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