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Chairs of ASA Sections,
If you have not already heard about this from another source you probably
will be very soon. The Bush administration has recently warned publishers
that they may face serious legal consequences if they edit manuscripts from
"disfavored" nations, including Iran, Cuba, North Korea, and Sudan.
In a series of letters, the Treasury Department has warned that anyone who
publishes material from a country under a trade embargo is trading with an
enemy of the United States. Publishers are prohibited from editing
manuscripts from embargoed countries, including even simple editing to
correct grammer or spelling. Violators could be subject to fines of
$500,000 and 10 years in jail. Publishers may apply for a license from the
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to edit papers from embargoed
countries.
As you can imagine, many see this as an attack on scholarship and freedom of
_expression. We are working with ASA Legal Counsel as well as other
professional societies and publishers to learn more about this situation and
we will keep you informed. In the meantime, if your section is considering
publishing any such materials in your newsletters or in any other form,
please let us know.
Michael Murphy
Director, Governance and Sections
American Sociological Association
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 383-9005 ext 327
FAX: (202) 638-0882
Web: www.asanet.org
If you have not already heard about this from another source you probably
will be very soon. The Bush administration has recently warned publishers
that they may face serious legal consequences if they edit manuscripts from
"disfavored" nations, including Iran, Cuba, North Korea, and Sudan.
In a series of letters, the Treasury Department has warned that anyone who
publishes material from a country under a trade embargo is trading with an
enemy of the United States. Publishers are prohibited from editing
manuscripts from embargoed countries, including even simple editing to
correct grammer or spelling. Violators could be subject to fines of
$500,000 and 10 years in jail. Publishers may apply for a license from the
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to edit papers from embargoed
countries.
As you can imagine, many see this as an attack on scholarship and freedom of
_expression. We are working with ASA Legal Counsel as well as other
professional societies and publishers to learn more about this situation and
we will keep you informed. In the meantime, if your section is considering
publishing any such materials in your newsletters or in any other form,
please let us know.
Michael Murphy
Director, Governance and Sections
American Sociological Association
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 383-9005 ext 327
FAX: (202) 638-0882
Web: www.asanet.org
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