[Coco] [Fwd: RE: Rainbow magazines]

[John R. Hogerhuis]

All this means is that we won't get to $0. That is OK. We know it's not
going to be free. Now we just need to figure out what those copyright
issues are, what they will cost, and what kind of profit Lonnie expects
to make out of it.

So, you've got the fish on the line. Just keep going! If you hit a
sticking point, I suggest bringing it to the group.

Lets get some numbers. How many issues of rainbow are there? Then based
on that try to come up with the overhead of licensing issues per copy, 

Like I said before it would be useful to get an idea of how much a copy
on ebay usually costs to acquire, and work down from there making sure
Lonnie gets profit and all costs are covered. But I don't think an
electronic copy is worth as much as a real copy if that helps.

-- John.

On Tue, 2005-06-07 at 18:25 -0600, Michael Wayne Harwood wrote:
> Well...here's Lonnie's reply.  I am not sure exactly how to proceed, or if
> I am the appropriate person to pursue this with Lonnie.  I am interested
> in what kind of license fees would be entailed...
> 
> Regards,
> Michael Harwood
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: RE: Rainbow magazines
> From:    "Lonnie Falk - Mayor" <mayor at prospectky.com>
> Date:    Tue, June 7, 2005 6:13 pm
> To:      "'Dave Poitras'" <dave at cococentral.org>
>          michael at musicheadproductions.org
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Michael and Dave:
> 
> I am going to respond to both of you together, if you do not mind.
> 
> I am willing to discuss the licensing of reproductions of The Rainbow.
> Such licensing would have to involve a fee payable to me. I'm not trying
> to hold anyone up, but the issues are complex involving copyrights not
> only of the magazine itself, but also the copyrights we bought from every
> person whose material appeared in the magazine.
> 
> We have to do this because there remain issues and potential income
> sources out there for the magazine, even this long after we ended
> publication. This includes some IRS issues. You don't want to know and you
> sure don't want to get involved with that.
> 
> So, simply, I will not (because I can not) allow the reproduction of The
> Rainbow in whole or in part without a license from me. I've been told that
> if anyone does this, I will have to pursue it legally. I can and I will be
> willing to discuss licensing if either of you -- or both of you -- wish to
> do so. Just email me back.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Lonnie Falk
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Wayne Harwood [mailto:michael at musicheadproductions.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:33 AM
> To: mayor at prospectky.com
> Subject: Rainbow Magazine
> 
> Lonnie,
> 
> I assume that I have the right email address for the Editor of the Rainbow
> magazine for the TRS-80 Color Computer.
> 
> You may not remember, but a couple of years ago I emailed you regarding
> doing a project where scanned Rainbow magazines could be offered in a
> digital format (e.g. PDF on CDROM, etc).  You mentioned at the time that
> you would be willing to consider allowing the sale of the products of such
> a project and I wanted to ask if you would still be willing to consider
> this. If so, I would like to start a conversation with you in regards to
> the possibilities and costs associated with this project.
> 
> Many of us in the Coco community would like to see this magazine preserved
> and are willing to take the time and effort to make it happen.  What we
> don't want is to do anything illegal or unethical.
> 
> Regards,
> Michael Harwood
> CoCo Enthusiast since 1982
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Poitras [mailto:dave at cococentral.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 6:33 PM
> To: mayor at prospectky.com
> Subject: Rainbow magazines
> 
> Hello Mayor Falk,
> 
> This may be off the wall, but here goes.
> I and many others are keeping the
> CoCo alive & kicking
> Is there any chance that you would give us permission to scan in the 
> Rainbow magazines and distribute them to other CoCo Nuts for free. If not
> I will understand, but it would be a shame to waist this
> valuable source.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dave Poitras
> Thank you
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