If you do figure out how to get this book, please be sure to submit an
update to the ocaml.org/books.html page. Thanks.

On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Roberto Di Cosmo <roberto@dicosmo.org>wrote:

> To make things precise, no matter what the contract says, in France,
> the IP law states clearly that the editor of a book must
> make every effort to make it available.
>
> If the book is out of print, the author can very easily recover
> his/her rights fully: just send a letter to the editor mentioning the
> book's unavailability and requiring the book to be reprinted; in case
> the editor does not comply, the editor's right are simply canceled
> and the author recovers them. [1]
>
> I did this with my old "Hijacking the world" book, and that's why
> it is now available (for free) on my web page.
>
> --
> Roberto
>
> [1]
> Art. L. 132-17. ... La résiliation a lieu de plein droit lorsque, sur mise
> en demeure de l'auteur lui impartissant un délai convenable, l'éditeur n'a
> pas procédé à la publication de l'oeuvre ou, en cas d'épuisement, à sa
> réédition.
>    L'édition est considérée comme épuisée si deux demandes de livraisons
> d'exemplaires adressées à l'éditeur ne sont pas satisfaites dans les trois
> mois.
>
> On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 04:56:09PM -0000, Jon Harrop wrote:
> > > If it's not printed anymore, maybe the author would accept to release
> > > a .pdf under a CC license. Even a CC license with NC and/or ND would
> > > make it enough for people to read it free of charge.
> >
> > If the book was published by the mainstream press then the author will
> have
> > handed over copyright to the publisher in which case the author's wishes
> are
> > irrelevant and republishing it is punishable IP theft. If the author does
> > still own the copyright, why give it away for free when you could sell
> it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jon.
> >
> >
> >
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