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So long as that pdf remains in your custody, I don't see a problem with it. |
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08-12-2012, 11:14 PM | #18 | |
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The second print run might not have been as profitable for them, or the entire endeavor wasn't in their interest/financial goals. Latter was the case for Games Workshop's publishing and gaming imprint; company got scrapped despite their books selling out on the pre-order level. And if the scenario you describe was Wizards of the Coast, their eBooks did get pirated... |
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08-13-2012, 01:02 AM | #20 |
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One of the students in my Mandarin class found a book in the library which she thought was useful for the study of the language. Research turned up that:
1. the book was out of print (originally printed in 1974) 2. there were no plans for a new print run 3. there was no second-hand market (ie nothing available at that time) 4. the author was still alive. My friend contacted the author to check on point 2, and when told that such was the case asked if we could photocopy the book. She received permission, and photocopied the entire library book, and made it available to her fellow students. I don't see anything in that which offends my sense of ethics, and as to the legality of it, if it's ethical, I'll do it irrespective of the legality. (Some laws are extremely offensive from an ethical point of view.) We were all prepared to send a sensible sum of money to the author, which he did not want us to do. Now, what's the view of the panel on this? Does it change the situation for anyone if I tell you that the class consisted of four people and only two were interested in a copy? And Tommy Persson, this was in Sweden after 2005! |
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Copying a book with the permission of the copyright holder, as you did, is obviously fine. That's what "copyright" is all about - the right to make copies. In this case, you were granted that right.
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08-13-2012, 04:51 AM | #22 |
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It is not clear that the author had the right to give permission. Maybe it was the publisher that should have been asked.
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08-13-2012, 06:11 AM | #24 | |
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I understand that for you personally it doesn't make a difference if you or someone else on your behalf copied and destroyed the physical book. But this company simply doesn't have a right to make and distribute digital copies of your or any physical book. |
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08-13-2012, 06:38 AM | #25 |
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I'll ignore the legality part as that wasn't in the original question.
Ethically I personally feel it'd be ok to copy a library book that is out of print. I doubt how you copy it really makes any difference. I donot think it is ethical to distribute the copied book without the author's permission unless the copyright period has expired. What was Giggleton banned for? I never really read anything offensive, although some of his views are somewhat bizarre, I do like to read them and consider what he says. |
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I would never pay anyone to do it unless i knew it was legal to do so, thats why i asked on here. i understand the laws differ from country to country and to be honest i'm not in that much of a hurry where i am going to pay a lawyer for clarification. For now i will enjoy those books in paperback. |
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08-13-2012, 07:56 AM | #27 |
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I would also like to know why Giggleton has been banned. He is a raving loony, granted, but he is never offensive unlike several other posters I could mention who never get sanctioned. If people just ignored him then his drivel would become mere background noise.
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