We never
had to make any settlement with Britannica, or with Oxford,
when they complained about "The Oxford Book Of English Verse," as they
never asked us to. Oxford *did* blow some smoke about the OED, but it
was just that, and a decade ago, as I recall.
I think we will post the first page of the original OED, to test
the winds,
esp. since I own a first edition, and can thus prove it is from 1888.
We should be able to publish nearly all of the first edition,
except those
few volumes published after 1922. . .I can send a list, if you like.
I should add that PG has TWO different teams working on the
Britannica,
and the other one mentions the name much more.
I got one message from the ex-CEO of Britannica, whom I know through
other means, and explained that I had had nothing to do with the
second one.
mh
I am curious what prompted the inclusion of the previously mentioned
legal disclaimer in with PG texts for Encyclopedia Britannica then? I
know a good CYA is always in order, but it seemed a little extreme in
this case, particularly because content was removed. There must be
more to the story than what Michael Hart is suggesting here.