WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO REPRINT THE RDH4 ON CD ETC?
I imagine they have licences from Reed. That is standard practice for
respectable publishers. It is open to anyone to approach the copyright
holder with an offer to negotiate a license to publish the RDH4.

You imagine???? I bet they don't. In fact I insist you prove they
do.

BUT THE LAW IN MY COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT
It may seem so. But usually, on deeper enquiry, you will discover a
reciprocity arrangement which, in the majority of cases, permit the
books of a foreign author or publisher to be treated in your country
as if the laws of the foreign country applies.

Then why haven't US redistributors been bothered???? Huh,
smartypants?

CAN COPYRIGHT LAW REALLY BE THIS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHFORWARD?
For honest people the answer, surprisingly, is yes! But it is true
that for the dishonest, who wriggle and turn and lie to try and claim
a book is out of copyright when it isn't, and of course for lawyers,
copyright can be subtle and sometimes tricky. Check out the bit above
where in Australia the term of a corporate copyright is the *author's
life plus 70 calendar years*; in America the corresponding term for a
corporate copyright is *95 years from publication*. In the global
village that sort of difference, and reciprocity agreements relating
to the treatment of such differences, can easily trip up the careless,
but only professionals really need to get in that deep.

I hope these notes help everyone understand why it is theft to give
away copies of the RDH4 on the internet.


"RDH 4 may be distributed free of charge, as has been proven beyond
reasonable doubt. "