# ATTENTION: Legion Of Bronze Members! Doc Savage is back in print!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120 "2004-08-23T18:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120/41 "2004-09-03T22:34:46Z")
Apparently they have some form of permission–I think they found some sort of loophole. Here is there e-mail to me. > [@](#): > > ## Blackmask Online > > Order Number: 1450 > Detailed Invoice: > [https://www.blackmask.com/catalo/account\_history\_info.php?order\_id=](https://www.blackmask.com/catalo/account_history_info.php?order_id=) **XXX** > Date Ordered: Thursday 02 September, 2004 > > The comments for your order are > > I have permissions, such as are needed, from the rights agent for Conde Nast. > (and from the representative for Mr. Endore’s estate.) Thanks! > > Your order has been updated to the following status. > > New status: Shipped > > Please reply to this email if you have any questions. > > _edited by **Bosda** to remove order # for privacy_ I guess that it is at least semi-legit. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120/42 "2004-09-03T22:40:01Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > [http://www.blackmask.com/catalo/advanced\_search\_result.php?keywords=doc+savage&search\_in\_description=1&x=12&y=10](http://www.blackmask.com/catalo/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=doc+savage&search_in_description=1&x=12&y=10) > > YES! [Blackmask.com](http://Blackmask.com) is reprinting Doc Savage! > > If anybody’s greatful for the news, buy me one! 😃😉😛 So is this Doc, gay, straight, bi or neuter? _ **Curse you Philip Jose Farmer!!!** _ 😃 :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120/43 "2004-09-04T05:00:25Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > I guess that it is at least semi-legit. Well, I supose the question is: can you live with it? That he actually anwered your email is good (and you’ve got a paper trail should this turn out to be illegal). It appears that the case is closed! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120/44 "2004-09-04T21:12:34Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > Well, I supose the question is: can you live with it? > > That he actually anwered your email is good (and you’ve got a paper trail should this turn out to be illegal). > > It appears that the case is closed! He has claimed a right to publish, and listed the source. I am satified, until something compelling persuades me otherwise. I will order more volumes, as I believe there is a legal basis for publication. ---
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120/45 "2004-09-15T14:16:02Z")
Well, Bosda, you may be right after all. Here’s what David Moynihan, who runs Black Mask, had to say about the reprints on the alf.fan.doc-savage newsgroup, and frankly if he pulls this off I’ll consider it a victory for the Little Guy. I absolutely loath and despise Time-Warner and Disney for the way they’ve raped the copyright laws. (I’ve edited for length.) > [@](#): > > When they cracked down earlier this year (all the “cease and desist” > missives that shut down the Shadowfan and whoever), they kinda left > two people off their lists. It’s my understanding that John Olsen, > who scanned in all of the Shadow over at spaceports, never received a > missive, but one was intended for him. > > For me personally, I never got a letter. I’ve gotten other letters. > (I’ve been wrong on the status of works exactly once, and then I did > back down and apologize… quickly), so I contacted the rights agent > for Conde Nast, giving my current address, and hoping they’d let me > join the club. I also mentioned what I and some friends would do in > U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY, should such a mailing be > received … > > I never got a letter, so to this day I still don’t know if they were > actual cease and desists sent out, or the infinitely more common “ooh, > scaries,” but we’re acting under the impression that it was the > former. > > The Conde Nast rights agent has been informed that I’m reprinting the > series. I in fact provide them with ISBNs for each new volume … > > We’ll see what happens. I am incorporated. They may become more > interested should the new Sky Captain movie (which to me looks very > cool) be succesful at the box office. We can perhaps talk licensing, > which I’d prefer to do … but I’m quite prepared for the alternative. The original article can be viewed here: [http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=6389bbd8.0409070609.66ed223%40posting.google.com&rnum=16](http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=6389bbd8.0409070609.66ed223%40posting.google.com&rnum=16) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-legion-of-bronze-members-doc-savage-is-back-in-print/261120.md?page=2)