Publisher steals Google's laptops to make a point

bingle · 06-07-2007, 03:01 PM

As reported over on Engadget, a book publisher thought he would get across his frustrations at Google's book scanning policy by stealing a laptop from them at a trade show. Here's the story from the horse's mouth: http://charkinblog.macmillan.com/Per...4d2fd6ed3.aspx

So... I vote that this guy doesn't get it. And chose a bad way to try to make his point...

bojan · 06-07-2007, 04:57 PM

I bet you, if any of us would set up his own "digital library" and offer a search service, you would end up in jail in no time, but if you are Google, it's perfectly legal.

branko · 06-07-2007, 07:39 PM

Since public libraries have been indexing books for ages without "going to jail," I find it highly doubtful that anyone else would.

nekokami · 06-08-2007, 12:37 PM

Someone doesn't understand the difference between atoms and bits....

bingle · 06-08-2007, 07:55 PM

Here's Lawrence Lessig's well-thought-out (as always) response to the publisher's actions : http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003791.shtml

cherdman · 06-27-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bingle

As reported over on Engadget, a book publisher thought he would get across his frustrations at Google's book scanning policy by stealing a laptop from them at a trade show. Here's the story from the horse's mouth: http://charkinblog.macmillan.com/Per...4d2fd6ed3.aspx

So... I vote that this guy doesn't get it. And chose a bad way to try to make his point...

I have to say this makes me laugh pretty hard. You gotta hand it to those guy(s). LOL

06-07-2007, 03:01 PM	#1
bingle Addict Posts: 273 Karma: 499 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Device: Sony Reader	Publisher steals Google's laptops to make a point As reported over on Engadget, a book publisher thought he would get across his frustrations at Google's book scanning policy by stealing a laptop from them at a trade show. Here's the story from the horse's mouth: http://charkinblog.macmillan.com/Per...4d2fd6ed3.aspx So... I vote that this guy doesn't get it. And chose a bad way to try to make his point...

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06-07-2007, 04:57 PM	#2
bojan Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 68 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Slovenia Device: iRex iLiad	I bet you, if any of us would set up his own "digital library" and offer a search service, you would end up in jail in no time, but if you are Google, it's perfectly legal.

06-07-2007, 07:39 PM	#3
branko Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 549 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Amsterdam Device: Palm Zire	Since public libraries have been indexing books for ages without "going to jail," I find it highly doubtful that anyone else would.

06-08-2007, 12:37 PM	#4
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Someone doesn't understand the difference between atoms and bits....

06-08-2007, 07:55 PM	#5
bingle Addict Posts: 273 Karma: 499 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Device: Sony Reader	Here's Lawrence Lessig's well-thought-out (as always) response to the publisher's actions : http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003791.shtml

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