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It might not be enforced, but that doesn't make it any less legal in the eyes of the law. Last edited by kennyc; 06-23-2010 at 06:46 AM. |
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The convention itself defines a lot of things, but they all regard the future of copyright law in the EU. If I understand the definition of convention, all these things inside should be achieved by the Members... one day. And this directive definitely doesn't "overrun" local laws. Btw, there is a huge difference between uploading a book on your blog in Western Europe/North America/Australia/etc and Bulgaria. AND we are no talking about a blog here. Could someone please post a link to an online library. I have read posts from people telling "I just downloaded XX from my local library", I would like to see how they function. Thanks |
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Here is the link to the Denver Public Library that I use. http://downloadmedia.denverlibrary.o...en/Default.htm basically you have to have Adobe Digital Editions or a Mobi ID in addition to your library card/registration. |
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Bulgaria's law may be loosely formulated and allow actions that are not in accord with its international commitments. But until it's changed, that is what the law says, and Bulgarian courts have to abide by it. |
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"Legal" and "illegal" are concepts based on values, but not on anything universal. In the classic copyright protection law, the society decided that money is the single most important value that has to be considered. (Hence all the references for payment, commercial gain, etc) Which is fine, but does not cover all aspects of the effect of a work on the society. For example, what about the thing (lets call it karma) that a good author accumulates when people read his words, even if they didn't pay for that? What about the character improvements, raising of the education level and the competence of the people that does not pay to the authors but still use their written wisdom to own benefit? And which is of more value - the remuneration of a single person or the benefit of the multiple people who ultimately cascade the effect to a considerable portion of the society? Now, I know that intangible things cannot be measured as good as cents and this is the reason law tends to deal with Euros and not Love or Inspiration. That said, the law then has the obligation to be extremely tangible and not interpretable in hugely different ways. If it is not, well... then people with "good" and "bad" intentions will use it their own way. If the law cannot touch them following its own written texts they have the right to do whatever they do, regardless of what others consider as "legal", "ethical", "fair", and other such conceptual intangible qualifications. Last edited by Hadel; 06-23-2010 at 07:36 AM. |
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