You DO have a very daunting list of titles here. It IS too much work for any one person. Please remember that, if I've correctly understood what Max has said about his correspondence with HFA/NMPA, they did not ask for a culled list of only copyrighted titles - they are willing to take on the responsibility of culling titles from the complete list.

At any rate, I truly appreciate the open-minded dialog with some of you here. If what I hear here is true about the first contact with HFA/NMPA being so rude, I will be truly alarmed. I don't believe that should be the first line of contact, and if it has been, I will make clear my wishes that it not be in the future.

To Margarita: I have been a proponent for a long time of publishers creating (perhaps through NMPA) a clear and concise educational site about copyright and intellectual property, particularly with regard to the internet. I would NOT want to see a copyright site that is anything like the RIAA site, which I took to be condescending and rude. While that site has not come to fruition as I (and other colleagues) have envisioned, there are a large number of copyright primers on the 'net. I will peruse them today if time permits and post a list of the best later.

Again - THANK YOU to those of you willing to carry on an open-minded dialog. It's important that I know how our company is being perceived, and it's equally important that internet users learn more about the subtleties of copyright law.