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Forum: News 12-11-2009, 01:08 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 41,893
Posted By Andurian
Lets see, it goes from 7 to 9 million (hard to...

Lets see, it goes from 7 to 9 million (hard to tell from the graphic) in 2002 to 120 million. That's a multiple of something like 15x. So by your math the book industry as a whole has had a revenue...
Forum: News 07-27-2009, 01:06 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 10,225
Posted By Andurian
As I understand precedent, it has generally not...

As I understand precedent, it has generally not been the case that customers who unknowingly purchased content that violated someone else's IP rights have lost access to that content.

I recall a...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-22-2009, 02:16 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 27,574
Posted By Andurian
Ooh, got me there. Or, rather, you would have if...

Ooh, got me there. Or, rather, you would have if you knew what a tracker does. A tracker is merely a pointer to content, it contains and distributes no content itself. What else is primarily a...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-19-2009, 10:45 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 27,574
Posted By Andurian
Yep, sure are. The Pirate Bay is not a...

Yep, sure are. The Pirate Bay is not a distributor of anything and hence is not a distributor of pirated goods and had no pirated content to remove.

They served essentially as an improved Google...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-18-2009, 11:21 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 27,574
Posted By Andurian
Does this principle extend to the people who ran...

Does this principle extend to the people who ran the Pirate Bay?
Forum: Lounge 05-04-2009, 09:48 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 16,154
Posted By Andurian
One I've seen on TV twice in the last couple of...

One I've seen on TV twice in the last couple of weeks is, in praise of food items, "Each bite is better than the next!"

First time I heard it I coughed the coke I was drinking through my nose.
Forum: News 04-15-2009, 10:31 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 22,945
Posted By Andurian
A widespread boycott and public outcry is a...

A widespread boycott and public outcry is a fairly effective means of forcing a business to sell (or not sell) what we want.

As far as *legally* forcing a business to sell what we want, that's...
Forum: News 04-13-2009, 05:48 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 14,660
Posted By Andurian
You're definitely right. Nobody would bother...

You're definitely right. Nobody would bother putting those spaces in there, and the "C" would probably not be capitalized. ;)

Ha, you've been pwned!

cul8r


On a more serious note, though...
Forum: News 04-13-2009, 05:29 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 22,945
Posted By Andurian
I don't think anyone is disputing Amazon's legal...

I don't think anyone is disputing Amazon's legal right to sell or not sell whatever they please. The point is that we also have a right to choose to not buy from a company that exibits such nasty...
Forum: News 04-13-2009, 11:20 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 22,945
Posted By Andurian
Oscar Wilde was homosexual and jailed for it. ...

Oscar Wilde was homosexual and jailed for it.

Doesn't affect the content, of course, but that matters for some people - some GLBT people would buy the book because of that, some Fundamentalist...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 04-10-2009, 02:39 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 365,698
Posted By Andurian
You might also want to consider off-site storage....

You might also want to consider off-site storage. There are a number of sites that offer free storage - often called something gimicky like "online hard drives." I wouldn't replace local storage...
Forum: News 04-08-2009, 11:40 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 13,113
Posted By Andurian
I think the posts here pretty well sum up my...

I think the posts here pretty well sum up my opinion on the matter.

Copy Baen.

Seriously, Baen is as close to perfect as I can imagine. And they have, as you can see here, an insane amount of...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 04-07-2009, 08:24 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 365,698
Posted By Andurian
Agreed, Amazon really should have someone on here...

Agreed, Amazon really should have someone on here to reply.

As it stands, between this and them not wanting you to find out your ID to lock out competetors I really have to question Amazon's...
Forum: News 03-31-2009, 11:27 PM
Replies: 920
Views: 99,611
Posted By Andurian
Authors are in the worst position. TV show...

Authors are in the worst position. TV show creators have first run commercial revenue, musicians have live concerts, movies are better on 50' screens. Authors can't exactly go on reading tours to...
Forum: News 02-18-2009, 06:58 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 14,583
Posted By Andurian
When copyright was put into place, copyright...

When copyright was put into place, copyright pretty much only protected the incomes of authors (and the publishing houses they chose to work with) because anyone wanting to pirate their works would...
Forum: News 01-28-2009, 02:54 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 26,911
Posted By Andurian
I think most of the people who are describing the...

I think most of the people who are describing the Kindle as "fugly" aren't doing so to insult anyone, but to point to what they see as a potential improvement in the device.

I bought a Sony rather...
Forum: Sony Reader 01-23-2009, 10:30 PM
Replies: 586
Views: 63,757
Posted By Andurian
I wouldn't say they are strange claims, though as...

I wouldn't say they are strange claims, though as you (and Dawkins) note they are incorrect. I think people claiming that someone is religious isn't so odd when they use the word "God" regularly. I...
Forum: Sony Reader 01-23-2009, 07:34 PM
Replies: 586
Views: 63,757
Posted By Andurian
Having read the book, I do agree that it would be...

Having read the book, I do agree that it would be a curious choice for inclusion based solely on its content. It presents a pretty scathing attack on organized religion and, after all, there are a...
Forum: News 01-22-2009, 12:39 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 25,724
Posted By Andurian
Ethically, I can't see anything wrong with...

Ethically, I can't see anything wrong with stripping DRM on ebooks you own. Legally, it looks as though the books say you can't but there's good reason to think the courts will decide that fair use...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 01-21-2009, 06:44 PM
Replies: 13
Content manga?
Views: 3,896
Posted By Andurian
While I can't comment on the Kindle, I think the...

While I can't comment on the Kindle, I think the screen on the Sonys is the same. I have read Full Metal Alchemist and FLCL on my Sony 500 (I own the paper versions) and the experience was good...
Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 01-21-2009, 03:56 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 20,589
Posted By Andurian
It would be nice if a rich donor could give a...

It would be nice if a rich donor could give a large donation to the foundation in exchange for them allowing free distribution of the book.

I imagine the foundation hasn't really considered that...
Forum: News 01-20-2009, 04:00 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 42,958
Posted By Andurian
I disagree that he usually (in the context of his...

I disagree that he usually (in the context of his essays) doesn't write in this inflammatory style - he's written this way, though usually not going quite so far, about other social issues as well. ...
Forum: News 01-20-2009, 01:23 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 42,958
Posted By Andurian
It amazes me that people like him as an author,...

It amazes me that people like him as an author, so they assume he can't be evil.

Check out:

http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.html

and
...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-20-2009, 01:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,459
Posted By Andurian
That would be the incredibly high, difficult to...

That would be the incredibly high, difficult to count to, outrageous sum of TWO.

OMG, TWO! Such an insanely high number! I'm clearly posting that practically everywhere!

As I posted...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-20-2009, 01:10 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,459
Posted By Andurian
[QUOTE=Andybaby;330728]Attacking Card for his...

[QUOTE=Andybaby;330728]Attacking Card for his Political Views is as wrong as someone attacking an author cause he is gay./QUOTE]

Attacking people for their political views is entirely reasonable...
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