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The Amercian publisher bought the rights from the author to publish the book in 
English to the United States public. They give an advance on royalties to the 
author. That means that the UK publisher may not export into the United States 
English language editions. If you were in the UK and bought the book, or bought one 
to give to a friend, that is not a violation. If you solicited someone to import 
one for you that you then paid for , that is a loss to the United States publisher 
who has the rights here.  I don't know why they can't publish them at the same 
time. I suppose it is an editing and production situation. I would love to have a 
1/2 a dozen copies of Havoc right now but resisted asking the kids who were 
spending the break with family in England bring them to me. 

Lisa Von Drasek 
Coordinator of 
School Services/
Children's Librarian
Bank Street College of Education
School for Children Pre-K- 8 
610 West 112th St
NY  NY   10025

lisav@bankstreet.edu

212 875 4452


>>> LINDA WILSON <WILSON_LINDA@SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US> 4/5/2010 12:15 PM >>>
This morning on NPR's Morning Edition (npr.org), there was a story by reporter Lynn 
Neery about the third installment of Stieg Larsson's Millenium series, The Girl who 
Kicked the Hornet's Nest.  Apparently, it has been available in Great Britain since 
October 1, and many people have been ordering it from there through Amazon UK.  The 
US publisher was interviewed about this, and said, it was illegel - a violation of 
copyright. He recommended we patronize our local neighborhood bookstore. My 
question to all of you out there who are more knowledgeable than I, is WHY is it a 
copyright violation?  If a traveler brings one back, or a European friend sends one 
as a gift, is that a violation? I understand and agree with the need to support our 
local bookstores and publisers, so my question is really an academic one. Am I 
going to order one for myself?  It sure is tempting.  If you are not yet hooked on 
this series, I do recommend you read it. Will I order it for high school.  No, 
probably not.

Linda S. Wilson, Library/Teacher
McKay High School
2440 Lancaster Dr. NE
Salem, Oregon 97305
wilson_linda@salkeiz.k12.or.us 

"Knowledge is of two kinds.  We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can 
find information upon it." Samuel Johnson

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