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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Well, silly me... I guess there are no copyright concerns that e-publishing has to overcome. So, what were we talking about?
Were we talking about why publishers and authors are afraid to release their material electronically, because of the number of people who post their material illegally and cost them a significant part of their income, in clear violation of their copyrights?
Or were we just talking about how great the darknet is for making everyone loads of money? Pogue's article failed to mention all the income he's made from people who downloaded his books from the darknet, then went out and purchased all of his other material... but I guess the omission is understandable.
Anyway, I am going to back slowly away from this sub-thread, with my hands in clear view. Sorry for making such a fuss, Sheriff... I'll see myself out.
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No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy is Not a Given[db.tidbits.com]
Edit: I only now realised that this is linked at the news section
Edit2: Here's the link for future reference:
Engst to Pogue: E-Book piracy not a given
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Many people on the MR site and elsewhere have suggested that copyright is already obsolete and useless. If it is rendered un-enforceable by open document copying and distribution via the darknet, coupled with widespread use of the darknet over paid distribution channels (like Amazon, say), with no method of securing compensation to the creator short of voluntary donations (as some MR members have openly suggested they'd prefer), copyright will effectively be dead.
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I'd just like to point out, that I'm a
supporter of copyright law. The GPL wouldn't exist without it. The problem, as usual, are
excessive laws.
Macaulay on copyright law[www.bean.com] (a bit
lengthy...)