Comments on: Aussies to legalize format-shifting? Boon for e-book users if reality http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Branko’s Weblog » Blog Archive » Intelligent comment spam? http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-58064 Branko’s Weblog » Blog Archive » Intelligent comment spam? Wed, 17 May 2006 12:21:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4862#comment-58064 [...] But today I saw something at the Teleread blog, where I also blog, that could either be serious comments, or spam, and I’ll be damned if I know which is which. Two guys (or rather: to personas) posting adversarial messages, relevant to the blog entry, and the only thing that connects them is an obvious below-average intelligence, and the fact that in their included URLs they both link to similar looking directories — or are they link farms? [...] [...] But today I saw something at the Teleread blog, where I also blog, that could either be serious comments, or spam, and I’ll be damned if I know which is which. Two guys (or rather: to personas) posting adversarial messages, relevant to the blog entry, and the only thing that connects them is an obvious below-average intelligence, and the fact that in their included URLs they both link to similar looking directories — or are they link farms? [...]

]]> By: Branko Collin http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-58063 Branko Collin Wed, 17 May 2006 12:02:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4862#comment-58063 OK, that's interesting. Loy and Jack share almost the same website; only their subjects differ. Both sites are internet directories, though if my suspicion of spam is founded, both are more likely to be link farms. Half-way intelligent spammers? Stranger things have happened. OK, that’s interesting. Loy and Jack share almost the same website; only their subjects differ. Both sites are internet directories, though if my suspicion of spam is founded, both are more likely to be link farms. Half-way intelligent spammers? Stranger things have happened.

]]> By: Loy http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-58059 Loy Wed, 17 May 2006 09:53:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4862#comment-58059 Everyone has its own rights in so called democratic country, then why not the right to pirate. Piracy is stealing somebody's work, but that too is an art. Piracy need a tact and so if one is benefitting out of it, why to even think of banning it. Everyone has its own rights in so called democratic country, then why not the right to pirate.
Piracy is stealing somebody’s work, but that too is an art. Piracy need a tact and so if one is benefitting out of it, why to even think of banning it.

]]> By: Jim http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-58012 Jim Tue, 16 May 2006 22:56:35 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4862#comment-58012 In the US, fair use principles have degraded pretty dramatically. Back in the days of vinyl (easily scratched) many people played an album once to record it to tape, then played the tape in their car and at home until the tape was worn out, then made another copy... Today if you buy a CD, music companies think it is their Congressionally given right to force you to buy a digital copy if you want it on your mp3 player. Congress has sided with business over personal users in the interest of 'avoiding piracy'. Meanwhile, I can't transfer my $17 USD Virgin CD to my mp3 player. Virgin, BTW, will never get my money if it can be avoided. That is easy for a CD - and probable for their airline seats, which are a bit more expensive. There was a very interesting article about the proposed French law being pro consumer. I agree. Piracy is stealing somebody's work. Greed is making you pay for it for every device you one. My two cents - fwiw. In the US, fair use principles have degraded pretty dramatically. Back in the days of vinyl (easily scratched) many people played an album once to record it to tape, then played the tape in their car and at home until the tape was worn out, then made another copy…

Today if you buy a CD, music companies think it is their Congressionally given right to force you to buy a digital copy if you want it on your mp3 player.

Congress has sided with business over personal users in the interest of ‘avoiding piracy’. Meanwhile, I can’t transfer my $17 USD Virgin CD to my mp3 player. Virgin, BTW, will never get my money if it can be avoided. That is easy for a CD – and probable for their airline seats, which are a bit more expensive.

There was a very interesting article about the proposed French law being pro consumer. I agree.

Piracy is stealing somebody’s work. Greed is making you pay for it for every device you one.

My two cents – fwiw.

]]> By: Branko Collin http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-57979 Branko Collin Tue, 16 May 2006 11:17:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4862#comment-57979 I don't believe that copyright is a natural right. I am not sure I even believe in the existence of natural rights, let alone that they always trump positive rights. As far as I am concerned, the pre-1978 Americans with their utalitarian view of copyright were on the correct track. Copyright is a man-made monopoly that should be lessened or abandoned as soon as its positive stimulus can no longer be taken for granted. I don’t believe that copyright is a natural right. I am not sure I even believe in the existence of natural rights, let alone that they always trump positive rights. As far as I am concerned, the pre-1978 Americans with their utalitarian view of copyright were on the correct track. Copyright is a man-made monopoly that should be lessened or abandoned as soon as its positive stimulus can no longer be taken for granted.

]]> By: Jack http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/aussie-to-legalize-format-shifting-boon-for-e-book-users-if-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-57974 Jack Tue, 16 May 2006 08:10:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4862#comment-57974 Bad Idea! Hardly matters even if a law is passed. Piracy is a crime and no rule or law can make it legal. Better not to try it ! Bad Idea! Hardly matters even if a law is passed. Piracy is a crime and no rule or law can make it legal. Better not to try it !

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