Eagles Over the Kennebec

So, last night, instead of writing, I played around for a couple hours on the electronic copyright office and spent the money donated by kind, kind people (Thank You, Kind People) to register a buncha Lee and Miller titles. I still need to print out the bar-codes, and then we need to match them with the books, then bundle them up to be mailed, but -- that project is well underway.

For those who asked, yes, we did come up with two copies of all the relevant titles, though Pilots Choice has to go as trade paperback, that being the best available edition. Plan B was, just for a touch of irony, the only title Meisha Merlin had been registered with the copyright office.

I do see, from various lists and from notes attached to the previous entry that a Federal judge has extended the Google opt-in/opt-out deadline until September. Also, the Justice Department is asking questions in an anti-trust direction.

Discussions in various places around the net. Here's a couple links:

http://oncopyright.copyright.com/2009/04/28/opt-out-deadline-and-fairness-hearing-in-google-book-search-settlement-delayed/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/technology/internet/29google.html?_r=2&hp

http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4714


I've claimed books on Google, but haven't done anything else. I'll be listening to the continuing discussion very closely.

kinzel is looking for ebay tips/info over here. If anybody can help out, we'd be appreciative.

In the meantime, I am fascinated by this store Mmmmm. Jade pencil vase. Dragons. Vintage Tibetan Yak Skin Oak & Fairy Jewel Box. Though one may not want to look too closely at the various available parsings for that last item...


Edited to add: zodiac animals! *swoons*