[SCC_Active_Members] MIT Press grants permission to includetwobooks on LISP web site; status report re ACM

[Kirsten Tashev]

Is the Lisp 1.5 Programmer's Manual something you have in hand or are
you asking if it is in the CHM collection? Also, Paul let's talk at the
next SCC meeting since we would like to get a CHM Deed of Gift signed
for all permissions for digital assets.
 
Thanks
 
--Kirsten

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From: scc_active-bounces at computerhistory.org
[mailto:scc_active-bounces at computerhistory.org] On Behalf Of Cynthia
Jordan
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:32 PM
To: Paul McJones; SCC active
Subject: Re: [SCC_Active_Members] MIT Press grants permission to
includetwobooks on LISP web site; status report re ACM


if the statt does not have time to do the scanning, i will go to the
museum and do it.  let me know.
 
cynthia 

	----- Original Message ----- 
	From: Paul McJones <mailto:paul at mcjones.org>  
	To: SCC active <mailto:scc_active at computerhistory.org>  
	Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:16 PM
	Subject: Re: [SCC_Active_Members] MIT Press grants permission to
include twobooks on LISP web site; status report re ACM

	Al Kossow had already scanned "The Programming Language Lisp",
so it's up on our web site now.  But I don't believe he's scanned "The
Lisp 1.5 Programmer's Manual" (at least, it's not where he normally
stashes scanned books). So it would be great if the Museum could find
someone to scan this.  It is the reference manual for the original
version of Lisp (well, there is a "1.0" version floating around that
we'll get eventually), and was read by countless computer science
students down through the years.
	
	
	Paul
	
	Paul McJones wrote: 

		I hope this helps to set a precedent when dealing with
other publishers. I also spoke to Rick Snodgrass tonight; he has passed
my request for permission to "free up" a list of FORTRAN papers along to
Mark Mandelbaum (ACM Director, Office of Publications). Rick thinks
there won't be any problem.
		
		
		Paul
		
		
		-------- Original Message -------- 
Subject: 	Re: Permissions & Rights Info, Books	
Date: 	Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:39:23 -0400	
From: 	Pamela Quick <quik at MIT.EDU> <mailto:quik at MIT.EDU> 	
To: 	<paul at mcjones.org> <mailto:paul at mcjones.org> 	
References: 	<SCATALOGZRhQdOgl4rh0000396d at mitpress.mit.edu>
<mailto:SCATALOGZRhQdOgl4rh0000396d at mitpress.mit.edu> 	


		Dear Paul,
		
		Thank you for your message.  Yes, I did receive your
earlier request. 
		We still control the rights to these books.  I believe
that the 
		reserach which generated the books was funded through
government 
		contracts, hence the statement granting the US
Government free usage 
		is included.
		
		I would be happy to grant you permission to reprint both
THE 
		PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE LISP and LISP 1.5 PROGRAMMER'S
MANUAL on the 
		online historical collection of software that you are
preparing for 
		the Computer History Museum.  Please credit the books to
their 
		authors, book title, and The MIT Press.
		
		Will this collection be online only, or do you wish
permission to 
		produce a printed version of the collection?
		
		I look forward to hearing from you.
		
		Best,
		
		Pamela Quick
		MIT Press Permissions
		
		
		>The following message from Paul McJones
		>was sent via the MIT Press website.
		>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
		>
		>I sent email to Ms. Quik on May 5, 2005, and did not
receive an answer, so
		>I'm trying again. I would like to know the copyright
status of two books
		>published by MIT Press:
		>
		>1. _The Programming Language LISP: Its Operation and
Applications_, edited
		>by Information International (June 1966, ISBN
0-262-52005-2)
		>
		>2. _LISP 1.5 Programmer's Manual_ by John McCarthy
(August 1962, ISBN
		>0-262-13011-4)
		>
		>The former is out of print; the second is still in
print. However, both
		>books contain, instead of a copyright notice, this
legend: "Reproduction
		>in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose of the
United States
		>Government".
		>
		>
		>Paul McJones
		  
		
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