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  SWQ_18
13.12.2007
Commentary on UCP 600
  Question: Name: Zakir Hossen

ICC quote a price for each of its publication. Is ICC a business organisation for making profit? However I want to read the ICC publication No.680 i.e. the "Commentary on UCP 600", but I cannot have it because of money.

Is there anybody kind enough to send a softcopy to my email address

 

 
  Answer
(f
rom Kim Christensen)

Dear Zakir Hossen

If I was able to help you I surely would. I do not however have access
to a soft copy version on the "Commentary on UCP 600" - I guess only
people very close to the ICC and the drafting group would have that. As
far as I can see it is not even available as an e-book - which would by
the way not change things, as it is still copyright protected.

You may have seen my 5 December posting in editors journal - where I
argue that such publications should be much wider available. Your
question surely supports this - and I hope that in the future the
availability of those vital ICC publications will be better, easier and
cheaper.

See also LC VIEWS Newsletter No. 69

I am sorry - but that is the best I can give you for now.

Best regards
Kim Christensen

 

     
  Comment from Suleyman Dear Zakir HOSSEN,

I really understand your point on how you face problems while buying these books. You could also add that they also add freight and handling charges for 22 EUR (sometimes 38 EUR it changes from book to book) to each book – even though you know from the arrived cargo package that it only costs 10,95 EUR! Totally Commentary on UCP600 costs 99,85 EUR for the shipment to Turkey. Big money for so many friends I know who are only officers.

I have conducted this issue to ICC Paris, I think it was 8 months ago but not yet received a reply for the query (!!)

As to the copy right rules no one can share the original books with you even with a soft copy and no one should do that! It is illegal and big dishonour to the authors and to their efforts; the authors whom we admire and learn so much things from. We should not do that!

Dear Zakir,

Sometimes in our lives we are unable to climb all the mountains (aims) we want to, but do not forget that you can indirectly benefit: breathing the weather that touched the mountains and with a smile to the Sun who passed on...

Dear Zakir,

There are so many reflections of these book on the net, if you follow these reflections – one being lcvviews.com – you can benefit as from the main source.

Please do not hesitate to ask any query for the information that these book carries.

We will happy to assist within the rules of copyright.

Sincerely yours,

Suleyman Goksel SOYLU