Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
From: hoey@aic.nrl.navy.mil (Dan Hoey)
Date: 1995/06/09
Subject: Re: H. Ellison online chat: help me pose TLDV question!

Geoffrey A. Landis <GLAN...@lerc.nasa.gov> writes:

> Ian McDowell, ikmcd...@hamlet.uncg.edu writes:

> > Finally, I don't know what kind of contract Harlan's authors
> > signed, but at this late date I can't imagine them being able to
> > pull their stories (and sell them elsewhere) if they so desire.
> > Any word on this ?

> I have heard of at least two authors who have pulled their TLDV stories
> and published them elsewhere.

There are letters from Ellison in The Last Deadloss Visions/Book on
the Edge of Forever admitting the authors' rights to take back their
stories (and begging them not to do so).  From his 14 December 1977 to
all contributors:

  "It is incumbent on me to advise you once again that the stories
  have, in fact, reverted to you.  Long since.  You can refuse to
  sign, keep the advance payment you received, and sell the story
  elsewhere.  Or you can trust me just one more time and stay with
  the project."

I'm not sure if he's added any more contributors since then, and if so
what their status is.

Dan
Hoey@AIC.NRL.Navy.Mil