{"id":4125,"date":"2005-10-02T21:25:49","date_gmt":"2005-10-03T01:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/10\/02\/skipping-leaf-to-leaf\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:54:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:54:32","slug":"skipping-leaf-to-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/10\/02\/skipping-leaf-to-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"skipping leaf to leaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a4974'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">autumn footpath;<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">on the familiar elm<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">new initials<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">that chipmunk again<BR>river sunlight skipping<BR>leaf to leaf<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/leavesflying.gif\" alt=\"leaves flying\" \/><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P style=\"0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT color=\"#000000\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">the shelter of a tree&#x2014;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P style=\"0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT color=\"#000000\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">neither of us knows<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P style=\"0in 0in 0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT color=\"#000000\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">the other&#8217;s name<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/P><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.millikin.edu\/haiku\/writerprofiles\/MatthewsOnPaulM.html\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" color=\"#ff0000\" size=\"2\"><STRONG>paul m<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><EM><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">&#8220;chipmunk&#8221; &amp; &#8220;shelter&#8221; &#8211;&nbsp; <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.hsa-haiku.org\/res-merit-book_archive.htm#2003\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">finding the way<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"> <\/FONT><\/EM><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">(Press Here, 2002)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">&#8220;autumn footpath&#8221; &#8211; <\/FONT><A href='http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/search-handle-url\/index=stripbooks&amp;field-keywords=\"A New Resonance 2\"\/102-4810311-4254502'><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">A New Resonance<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"> 2; <EM>Frogpond<\/EM> XX:3<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt\"><FONT size=\"+0\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><FONT color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><br \/>\n<P style=\"0in 0in 0pt\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"1\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"1\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\">by&nbsp;<A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$3281\"><STRONG><FONT color=\"#000000\">dagosan<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">sitting,&nbsp;then standing,&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">book in hand&nbsp;&#8212;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">one gull floats, flies, floats<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">opening the used book &#8212;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">someone else&#8217;s<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"2\">coffee stain<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"1\"><EM>[Oct. 2, <\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"1\"><EM>2005]<\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><FONT size=\"2\"><EM><STRONG>&nbsp;potluck<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><SPAN><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/tinycheck.gif\" alt=\"tiny check\" \/> I didn&#8217;t read about the new report on used book sales, by the <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">Book Industry Study Group, until this morning.&nbsp; I&#8217;m not at all <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">surprised that the internet has helped create a booming market <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">for used books &#8212; with sales topping $2.2 billion in 2004.&nbsp; (see <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">AP\/<EM>Washington Post<\/EM>, &#8220;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/09\/28\/AR2005092801660.html\"><FONT size=\"2\">Used Books are $2 Billion Industry<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\">,&#8221; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">by Hillel Italie, Sept. 28, 2005).&nbsp; Amazon.com Marketplace, <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">and eBay have made it possible for large vendors and individuals <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">to sell used books online.&nbsp; This has made it easy for all of us to <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">save a large amount of money by purchasing used books online.<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">My experiences doing so have been very satisfactory &#8212; almost <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">all of the books purchased by me over the past few years have&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">arrives in fine shape and&nbsp;quickly.&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/shiptolabelsm001.gif\" alt=\"ship to label sm 2\" \/><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">Naturally, the book publishers and writers guild are upset and <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">concerned about losing sales.&nbsp; Whether used book sales will <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">reduce overall sales and profits of new books is a prediction <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">that I cannot and will not make.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I do know, however, that the <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">option to purchase used books is a boon for consumers &#8212; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">especially those without&nbsp;ample disposable income.&nbsp; You&#8217;d <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">expect the emergence of a cheaper, but virtually identical option<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">for consumers, to lead to lower prices on new books (which have <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">a list price that is not particularly connected to actual production <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">costs).&nbsp; However, the AP article says that Jane Friedman, CEO <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">of HarperCollins, &#8220;rejects the idea of lowering prices.&#8221;&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">It is a plus for <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">purchasers of non-educational used books (especially&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/PriceReducedN.gif\" alt=\"priceReducedN\" \/><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">novels) that <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">the gimmicks used to combat used textbooks &#8212; raising <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">the prices <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">of new ones and then putting out frequent new editions in <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">order to <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">make the old ones obsolete &#8212; shouldn&#8217;t be viable.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a good <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">and <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">interesting story.&nbsp; Thank the magic of the internet for the Used Book <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\">Marketplace!&nbsp; (Find useful weblog discussion at <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.corante.com\/copyfight\/archives\/2005\/10\/02\/in_praise_of_first_sale_part_ii.php\"><EM><FONT size=\"2\">Copyfight<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A><FONT size=\"2\">, <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">along&nbsp;<\/FONT><FONT size=\"3\"><FONT size=\"2\">with <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"3\"><FONT size=\"2\">relevant links.)<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"3\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"3\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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