Most of us can’t do anything about Altman’s crime. Publishers are in a unique position, able to make an economic difference to Altman’s minions.
Publishers are caught between two countervectors. On one side they recognize that many authors are already wired up to Altman’s machine. On the other side they recognize that Altman is a thief.
Protecting copyright is the primary responsibility of a publisher because copyright is the source of profit.
A car thief steals cars, disassembles them, removes the VIN, and sells the anonymized parts. Altman steals copyrights, disassembles them, removes the VIN, and sells the anonymized parts. We arrest and jail the car thief. We give Altman trillions of dollars and total power over the world.
Specifically: I received the contract for the next edition of courseware today. Their compromise is uncomfortable but comes down on the anti side, which is fine with me. I was afraid they would effectively REQUIRE all authors to eat Altman’s apple.
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