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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ --- from list aut-op-sy-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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