Joyce estate claims ‘clear victory’
24 March 2007 12:45 pmTHE lead attorney for the James Joyce estate, issued a press release last Thursday in response to the settlement of the civil action taken by Professor Carol Shloss. (See previous posts here and here)
Maria K Nelson said that the trustees of the estate were "delighted with the successful resolution of the litigation brought by Professor Shloss" and that the outcome was a "clear victory for our client on all major issues".
The press release continued: “From the outset of this dispute, we sought to define what specific material Prof. Shloss wanted to publish and the context in which she would publish it, as well as to have the copyrighted material belonging to our clients respected. This settlement agreement provides both.
"It makes no mention whatsoever regarding the ‘fair use’ claim, nor does it make any new law regarding ‘fair use’ or copyright misuse".
“The trustees of the Estate are pleased that this litigation has now been resolved in a way that vigorously protects the copyrights they own and respects the private lives of their family members.”