User talk:Saukkomies/archived talk pages

This is a sub page for my archived older discussions from my talk page.

The Great War
I just wasn't sure if your comment was born of national sensitivity or if you had something quite different in mind, though I suspected the latter. Anyway, please do try to get a hold of the series I was referring to; it's an excellent piece of work, quite revolutionary for the time. And thank you for setting things straight! Very best wishes. Clio the Muse 23:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Hello
I just wanted to add my welcome to Wikipedia. Some of your thoughtful answers at the Ref Desk caught my eye, so I dropped by to read your mini-bio. Please keep up the good work, and if you ever need any administrative assistance, feel free to ask on my talk page. Best, Rockpock  e  t  18:16, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Regarding THE ABC's OF ONLINE INDEXES
Thank you very much for the informative and beautifully written post. 70.181.41.1 (talk) 23:51, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


 * For future reference, here's the link to that post:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007_December_9#Journal_Article_Database
 * Saukkomies

Library catalogues
That was the most awesome description of the Dewey and LOC systems I've ever seen! Adam Bishop (talk) 07:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Library Catalogues Deux
Hello Saukkomies:

I would like to know what piece of writing Adam Bishop was referring to (in an earlier section on this page) when he wrote: "That was the most awesome description of the Dewey and LOC systems I've ever seen!"

Best wishes, Wanderer57 (talk) 03:52, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hey, thanks for visiting my humble little home page. Well, here's the bit I wrote about that subject:


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007_December_14#Distribution_of_books_across_Dewey_or_LOC_categories


 * Saukkomies 11:28, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

CliffsNotes, Copyrights and Royalties
At WP:RD/H you mentioned that your wife is a professor of copyright law. I recently posted this question at the RD, but I felt the individuals who responded to me were unqualified and speculating and I walked away generally dissatisfied iwtht he answer I receieved. I thought you may be able to help me get a more definitive answer:

What is the legal relationship between the condensed books CliffsNotes produces and the original works? Does CliffsNotes have to pay fees to publishers of original works for the rights to produce summaries, or are CliffsNotes publications treated as original works which do not require fees to be payed to other publishers? I understand that many works covered by CliffsNotes are in the public domain, but certainly not all. If CliffsNotes was in violation of copyright, then so I imagine would eb every student who every wrote a book report for class, but the possibility that they pay royalties was recently brought to my attention and I thought I'd look into it. --Shaggorama (talk) 06:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)