Most publishers have already changed their contracts to include electronic rights. Some of Allen Ginsberg's possessions were auctioned at Sotheby's last week. Included in the holdings are a shrine that used to be in Ginsberg's apartment, his harmonium, three Uncle Sam hats, and various pictures and possessions of Beat celebrities such as William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso. People sigh and say, 'Oh, not the harmonium,' when they hear it's up for sale. He played it at all his poetry readings since the 1960s.
People say the harmonium changed their lives.