tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post115478745629082624..comments2024-03-29T11:20:37.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: OddmentsMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155307541364170332006-08-11T15:45:00.000+01:002006-08-11T15:45:00.000+01:00The permissions issue is as much a headache for no...The permissions issue is as much a headache for novelists as for anthologists. The fees demanded (whether by the actual copyright holder or by the publishers/recording companies/film production companies allegedly representing them is an issue) for the use of single lines from published works are often obscene and almost always beyond the budget of struggling writers.<BR/><BR/>A newspaper wanted $250 for permission to use a one column-inch item from a 30-plus-year-old edition, an item about an obscure boxer who has long been out of the game.<BR/><BR/>A major film company demanded $750 for use of a single line of dialogue from a TV series from the 60s.<BR/><BR/>While anthologies are an obvious "sampler" that can ensure excellent writers aren't lost to obscurity, I'd be willing to bet the snippets novelists use spark interest in at least a few readers to go see what they're referring to. If they don't use the quote, the copyright holder hasn't made any money anyway, but how much might they be losing?<BR/><BR/>It's clear that thought never crosses anyone's mind.Elizabeth K. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511017280594980129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155108741170373142006-08-09T08:32:00.000+01:002006-08-09T08:32:00.000+01:00Thanks for the link. You’re very right. I think pe...Thanks for the link. You’re very right. I think perhaps spending most of my career to date working for the BBC has left me with an ingrained fear of offending anyone. I should really try to be more assertive now I’m out - especially now I have permission to rant from the mighty GOB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155093706705025992006-08-09T04:21:00.000+01:002006-08-09T04:21:00.000+01:00I enjoyed the interviews--a good introduction for ...I enjoyed the interviews--a good introduction for those who have not been exposed to His Grumpiness. Interesting and true, indeed, that we are become a society entertained by, mm, devices.<BR/><BR/>Re: Mr. Jarrold's "...decisions are taken commercially, often by a publishing committee." I always feel a little safer when I know committees are involved...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com