I'm always surprised at how anal retentive DCP or MCI or Mr. Pierson are at anyone using DS material when it comes to money, money, money. Again, one would think they would be more receptive to anything (within limits, I do realize, but give us a break) that garners more publicity for DS and thus will bring in more money for the franchise at no expense to the franchise. This is a scholarly book designed for a limited public usage (including in universities and colleges with a dramatics department). Neither the author nor the university publishing it will make much in the way of a profit. I have friends who are university professors and who have written text books that are used across the nation in universities in their field. How much, on an average, are they paid for often years of hard work? Around $500. They spend more doing research and in the end it comes out as a loss. University publishing arms generally make little in profit (which is used to fund education) and some just make a wash. Sorry for my French here, but it's about time that DCP/MCI/Pierson gets the stick out of their butt and realizes that they can only make money off the DS franchise if more exposure is given to it, at the expense of others, including fans. It costs DCP/MCI nothing for this publicity and it can only garner profit for future fans. If it wasn't for the fans who dished out of their own pockets, would DCP/MCI now be seeing a possible major motion picture, that can bring in hundreds-of-millions in profit to them? If I could afford it, I'd buy the book and if it doesn't make a dollar for DCP/MCI/Pierson, that would make it all worth it. People need to take that stick our of their butts (sorry for my French again) and whack them up the side of their heads with it. I know that there are people (including here), who will defend the "rights" of DCP/MCI/Pierson and say "the law is on their side," but I have no sympathy for any corporation that has garnished millions of dollars because of fans, and then cries when it can't get a paltry couple thousand from them.
Gerard