is this allowable concerning calibre

alansplace · 09-27-2011, 11:02 AM

is this allowable concerning calibre?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISA...m=290613405614

kovidgoyal · 09-27-2011, 11:06 AM

Not unless the person also distributes the calibre source code.

alansplace · 09-27-2011, 11:27 AM

some fellow reported buying this in the mobileread kindle forum, so i took a look at it and, of course, the ethics of calibre distribution was just one of the points that came to mind, so i thought i should give you a heads-up.

cybmole · 09-27-2011, 04:06 PM

the ebay copyright police should have been all over this, but they don't seem to act until someone complains. 11,000 kindle books for £3.50 is blatant copyright abuse - the calibre copyright is just a sideshow here.

MmavisO · 09-27-2011, 07:50 PM

Not to mention that some of the books are not legally available as ebooks anywhere, ie JK Rowling.

09-27-2011, 11:02 AM	#1
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,886 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	is this allowable concerning calibre is this allowable concerning calibre? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISA...m=290613405614

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09-27-2011, 11:06 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not unless the person also distributes the calibre source code.

09-27-2011, 11:27 AM	#3
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,886 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	some fellow reported buying this in the mobileread kindle forum, so i took a look at it and, of course, the ethics of calibre distribution was just one of the points that came to mind, so i thought i should give you a heads-up.

09-27-2011, 04:06 PM	#4
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	the ebay copyright police should have been all over this, but they don't seem to act until someone complains. 11,000 kindle books for £3.50 is blatant copyright abuse - the calibre copyright is just a sideshow here.

09-27-2011, 07:50 PM	#5
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	Not to mention that some of the books are not legally available as ebooks anywhere, ie JK Rowling.

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