From: "Guédon Jean-Claude" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 09:06:58 -0400 Let me put it this way: it is not to the disadvantage of publishers to let a confusing landscape emerge, and for-profit publishers may even be a tad more proactive in this regard. Also, when commercial transactions involving profits are at work, fairness is not the value one meets frequently. Jean-Claude Guédon Professeur titulaire Littérature comparée Université de Montréal -----Original Message----- From: Sally Morris <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:17:53 +0100 I don't think it's fair to describe the aim of publishers as being to 'create as complicated and confusing a landscape as possible while avoiding any direct confrontation that would allow for the emergence of clear issues' IMHO, the publishers I know are all trying to accommodate authors' wishes as far as possible, while at the same time trying not to destroy their own business. There is no single clear and obvious way to do this, or you can be sure they would all be adopting it. They are all trying to find solutions to the same problem. Sally Sally Morris West Sussex, UK BN13 3UU Email: [log in to unmask]