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It was published by Macmillan, which has US offices and subsidiaries. They do fall under US jurisdiction and will likely comply with US courts.
by advisedwang 7y ago
It was published by Macmillan, which has US offices and subsidiaries. They do fall under US jurisdiction and will likely comply with US courts.
- jaboutboul 7y agoIf they don't it will be quite interesting, but in reading the book, I don't think his motivations were financial. Dude is holed up in middle of nowhere totally uncertain of his future and wants to make sure this chapter, his chapter, of history is preserved from his POV.
- bdcravens 7y agoWhy would they not comply? They're a book publisher: their motivations are strictly financial.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoHe could have released it as a free pdf. In fact, he can still do this (unless his publisher own it now.)
- dredmorbius 7y agoIf he were clever he'd have negotiated an escape clause for this contingency.
- kelnos 7y agoThat's surprising; you'd think he would have used a publisher with as few ties to the US as possible.