Re: Laadan was Re: Posession

On Tuesday 20 May 2003 05:45 pm, Amanda Babcock wrote:
> The key difference here is that one doesn't *have* to buy the Lojban
> grammar book.  One can read it online.  Also, while copyright happens
> automatically upon publication of any written document, the Lojban grammar
> specifically contains the sentence:
>
> "Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
> book."
>
> I wish Suzette Haden Elgin had done the same.  I think it would have
> furthered her goals.
        Yes, I wonder what would have happened if popular access to the Internet
would have come into being 10 years earlier. Now, of course, she's declared
Láadan moribund and her "experiment" ended, and apparently moved on to other
things. (This is completely subjective, but I almost get the feeling that
she's embarrassed by it now.)
        Of course, considering that she did nothing to "market" it, in the name of
the scientific method, probably would not have changed the outcome any.
        But I agree with you, it would be nice if she permitted the grammar to be
republished on the web.
        :Peter

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