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Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 01:53:12 +0800 (CST)
From: David Chiou <b83050@cctwin.ee.ntu.edu.tw>
Subject: Re: Taisho Sutra - CDROM (fwd)


下文的作者，則是聽說大正藏的版權是在今年就到期了。


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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 09:58:51 +0900 (JST)
From: Claude Huss <claude@trc.mew.co.jp>
To: Charles Muller <acmuller@cctwin.ee.ntu.edu.tw>
Cc: ML Shinshu <a-shinshu-forum@cctwin.ee.ntu.edu.tw>
Subject: Re: Taisho Sutra - CDROM


>From Charles Muller:
> 
> 
> >September. The price is going to be 25,000 yens (Initially they
> >said 50,000 yens, but it seems it was too much even in Japan...).
> >I think this can be a nice deal since only one volume costs 7,000/11,000
> >yens if printed... 
>   
> 
> Please look again Claude (I received the same announcement).  It is not
> 25,000 yen for 25 volumes, it is 25,000 yen for VOLUME #25 (one volume),
> which is exhorbitant.  No individual scholar can afford such prices, so I
> imagine that piracy will become rampant.
> 
> Too bad.
> 
> Thanks for the message, 
> 
> Chuck


Oops... I think my expectations lead me to read the announce in the wrong way..
25,000 yens for only the VOLUME #25??? This is outrageous!.. I have heard 
there is a group in Taiwan trying to make a Taisho CD-ROM as well. Maybe
we should wait for them... It seems all copyrights on Taisho expired this
year (according a discussion I had with some priests friend of mine). So,
I believe we may see cheaper versions of Taisho sutra "officially" in Japan 
very soon.

Thanks for your sharp eyes!... 

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