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environment. Petitioner chose the topic of his fellowship
research.
Petitioner worked in Italy from the fall of 1990 through the
summer of 1991 and at Princeton University's Institute for
Advanced Study during the fall of 1991. Petitioner's work at
Villa I Tatti entailed an examination of materials pertaining to
cases brought before Inquisition courts. Petitioner also
conducted research in the Archivo di Stato, located in Venice.
While at Princeton University, petitioner integrated the archival
research he had compiled in Italy with broader historical
materials.
Petitioner's fellowship research resulted in a book which he
authored, entitled Binding Passions: Tales of Marriage, Magic,
and Power at the End of the Renaissance (Oxford University Press
1993) (hereinafter Binding Passions). On February 18, 1992,
petitioner entered into an agreement with Oxford University Press
to publish Binding Passions. In exchange for granting Oxford
University Press the copyright in Binding Passions, petitioner
was entitled to royalties equal to 12.5 percent of the net
receipts on the first 5,000 clothbound edition copies sold and 15
percent of the net receipts of all copies sold thereafter.
Petitioner was also entitled to royalties equal to 10 percent of
the net receipts on the first 7,500 "inexpensive edition" copies,
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