File spoon-archives/aut-op-sy.archive/aut-op-sy_2001/aut-op-sy.0106, message 386


Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 18:34:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sean Fenley <satellitecrash-AT-yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: AUT: RE: Empire online?



--- Scott Hamilton <s_h_hamilton-AT-yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Why should we expect Negri to publish the book on
> > line when he could be 
> > easily identified should this lead to some sort of
> > 'breach of copyright' 
> > with the publishers? 
> 
> But why should Negri be concerned about this? If he
> really wants his book to serve a practical purpose,
> to
> influence large numbers of people, he ought to make
> provision for its publication on the web. If that
> puts
> Harvard University press out, then too bad, surely?
> Many *apolitcal* academics have their in-print works
> online for free now... 
> If somebody like me wanted to put the book
> online,they
> would have to type it all out and format it again -
> a
> severe drain on their time. For Negri, however, it
> would be a simple matter, as he must already have an
> electronic manuscript.
> 
> If people feel the book
> > warrants wider dispersion 
> > outside those who can afford $150 or even $35
> 
> The Amazon price of $35 represents, I guess,
> American
> dollars. For those living in countries with weak
> currencies,even first world countries,  that figure
> is
> doubled or even tripled.
> 
unfortunetly we don't live in a communist world yet
scott we still use money... empire is $31.50 at this
website:
http://www.frontlist.com/catalog/detail.htm/0-674-25121-0

and why support amazon.com i don't think that was one
of the progressive aspects of globalization that hardt
and negri were talking about.
-Sean

> Cheers
> Scott 
> 


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