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• @generalespecifico@mastodon.uno 2026-06-21 14:42

  @DataKnightmare@mastodon.xyz Hmm… I’ve been following this issue for a while now on the podcast, and I was thinking of a ‘media tactic’ to achieve the goal of getting published or ‘making our voices heard’ – like getting a book-loving radio programme involved, even if only to highlight the ‘popular’ desire of a desperate group of people trying to understand the current IT phenomenon by going back to its origins. I know, it might be a bit over the top and ‘underhand’... (https://www.raiplaysound.it/programmi/fahrenheit)

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• @Weizenbaum_Institut@social.bund.de 2026-07-06 07:33

  @DataKnightmare@mastodon.xyz We have also pursued this question, but so far without a satisfactory answer. We have not been able to establish who holds the rights required to authorize a new publication, whether through the publishers or Weizenbaum’s heirs. Apologies!

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• @OldCoder@dansu.org 2026-08-27 23:24

  It'll depend on what you're trying to do. Different entities hold different rights. W. H. Freeman and Company held the rights related to non-U.K. English language versions of the book. However, the company doesn't exist any longer as an independent business. Rights that they held now belong to Macmillan Learning. To inquire about their properties, try using this form: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/legal/copyright-permission-form Or email this address: permissions@macmillan.com Penguin Books holds the rights to U.K. English language versions of the book. To contact them, mail these 3 addresses: penguinpermissions@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk randomrights@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk randomrights@penguinrandomhouse.com Suhrkamp Verlag holds the rights to German language versions of the book. To contact them, email this address: Nora Mecurio mercurio@suhrkamp.de Other parties and/or entities hold the rights to different properties such as use the author's original materials. #fedihelp

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