[projectaon] Re: Good News / Bad News
- From: Jeff Dougan <jffdougan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 11:50:56 -0400
Jonathan Blake wrote:
> I just heard from Joe Dever regarding a few issues. It was certainly a
> mixture of good news and bad. The relevant bits are:
[snip]
> 2) Interest in Lone Wolf in the publication world resurges:
>
> "FYI, the French publisher Gallimard has just signed a re-publishing
> deal with me for the first 20 LW books. The term is for 7 years and
> the series will be relaunched in France in September 2005. All 20 of
> the core LW series will hit the shelves over there before Xmas."
>
> 3) The copyrights for the layout of the 10th anniversary calendar are
> still held by Red Fox. We would need to seek their permission before
> publication of an exact reproduction:
>
> "Regards reproduction rights for the 10th anniversary calendar,
> copyright for the layout rests with Red Fox. This was a trade-only
> calendar, a fact you should point out to Red Fox when seeking
> permissions. If you intend for the reproduction to be provided free of
> charge to Project Aon users then I don't think Red Fox will have any
> issue with you reproducing the calendar, just so long as you
> acknowledge their copyright (and say thank you for their
> co-operation)."
Simon?
> 5) For me, the high point of the message:
>
> "Regards Lone Wolf 21-28, I can confirm that the rights have now
> reverted to me. I confirm also that I am happy for you to reproduce
> them for Project Aon, as per the previous titles."
Definitely FAQ updating time, on several counts.
> 6) Followed immediately by the low point. Please respect his privacy.
> I don't know how widely he wanted this known, so I would err on the
> side of not distributing this news any further than this list:
Definitely convey our best wishes!
JD
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