07-23-2013, 04:34 PM | #406 |
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Distribution of copyrighted software without the permission of the copyright holder is copyright infringement. If you have posted links to any such unauthorised distributions, please delete them immediately. MobileRead takes the issue of copyright infringement extremely seriously. Thank you. Last edited by HarryT; 07-23-2013 at 04:40 PM. |
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The link for the 2.8.1 firmware here was:http://download.kobobooks.com/firmwa...date-2.8.1.zip
Edit: I tried the usual Kobo4/Kobo3 and there does not seem to be a Kobo3 version. Edit Gen2: This should be for the Aura/Glo/Mini/new Touch (N905C) though I have only tested it on an Aura. Regards, David Last edited by DNSB; 07-23-2013 at 04:39 PM. |
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07-23-2013, 04:37 PM | #408 |
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07-23-2013, 05:10 PM | #410 |
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Does this mean the old Touch is EOL?
I just updated from 2.5.1. to 2.8.1 on an old Touch (N905 Mark3). Installs smootly. @Kobo development team: thank you very much for decreasing the top header! Great job! Last edited by Anak; 07-23-2013 at 05:19 PM. |
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07-23-2013, 05:19 PM | #411 |
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I have installed 2.8.1 on an Aura, a Glo, and a Mini successfully this afternoon. Italics at last!
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07-23-2013, 05:28 PM | #412 |
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No idea, but they have had separate releases for the Mark3 in the past so it's best to give people a heads up to avoid potential problems in the future. Then again, a merger of the update files would be a welcome change since it would avoid confusion amongst those of us who do things manually.
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The difference is this thread points to the VENDORS OFFICIAL location, and not to a private copy.
** To clarify: Originally a link was posted to a NON Kobo source for this file. That post has since been edited to reflect the official location. Last edited by PeterT; 07-23-2013 at 05:55 PM. |
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If Kobo doesn't want it then they should change/remove the link. |
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In addition, the copyrighted material is only good for being loaded into the copyright owner's hardware and the copyright owner gives the firmware away for free (yes, I know this doesn't affect their ownership). As far as I know, the copyright owner is not claiming that by using the direct links their copyright is being violated. If they are claiming this, a simple email to the management of the forum will resolve this issue once and for all. Or even a simple post. These are not books that are being linked to, nor generic software. Additionally, as everything is copyrighted nowadays, any external link is, by definition, a link to copyrighted material. |
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Now the warning makes sense.
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Linking to Kobo's official download site is of course absolutely fine. |
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07-23-2013, 06:07 PM | #419 |
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From the vendor's website, yes. Since you are sending an HTTP request for the file from the copyright holder's server and they are honouring that request, it is doubtful that copyright law has been violated in any respect.
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