Comments on: Teaching kids to pirate e-books http://www.teleread.org/2006/07/01/teching-kids-to-pirate-e-books/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:42:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan Jackson http://www.teleread.org/2006/07/01/teching-kids-to-pirate-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-66642 Dan Jackson Sat, 01 Jul 2006 19:49:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5128#comment-66642 I suspect that if Griff had bought a Mac along with his iPod, he wouldn't have any trouble. This sounds like one of those types of copy protection that automatically and silently install themselves on Windows computers without asking. Similarly, if he knows any geeks with their own Linux box, they could probably help him out too. Of course, if Griff lived in a country like the UK, then it wouldn't matter how he did it, it'd still be illegal; even if the BPI have said "we promise not to prosecute! honest!" such a promise isn't worth the paper it's not printed on. I suspect that if Griff had bought a Mac along with his iPod, he wouldn’t have any trouble. This sounds like one of those types of copy protection that automatically and silently install themselves on Windows computers without asking. Similarly, if he knows any geeks with their own Linux box, they could probably help him out too. Of course, if Griff lived in a country like the UK, then it wouldn’t matter how he did it, it’d still be illegal; even if the BPI have said “we promise not to prosecute! honest!” such a promise isn’t worth the paper it’s not printed on.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2006/07/01/teching-kids-to-pirate-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-66639 David Rothman Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:50:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5128#comment-66639 You're very welcome, Nathan. Let's hope that book publishers can learn from the music industry's many mistakes. - David You’re very welcome, Nathan. Let’s hope that book publishers can learn from the music industry’s many mistakes. – David

]]> By: nathan http://www.teleread.org/2006/07/01/teching-kids-to-pirate-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-66630 nathan Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:59:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5128#comment-66630 David: Thanks for picking up the story. I certainly fall into the category of fair-use advocates. The industry is pushing so hard in its enforcement of copyright that it is having an opposite effect, not only stifling derivative creativity (as most creative works are, after all) but also making criminals out of otherwise innocent folks. Robert: I'm glad you like the blog--we've just revived it from its lethargic previous life. Hopefully things will continue to go well. David: Thanks for picking up the story. I certainly fall into the category of fair-use advocates. The industry is pushing so hard in its enforcement of copyright that it is having an opposite effect, not only stifling derivative creativity (as most creative works are, after all) but also making criminals out of otherwise innocent folks.

Robert: I’m glad you like the blog–we’ve just revived it from its lethargic previous life. Hopefully things will continue to go well.

]]> By: Robert Nagle http://www.teleread.org/2006/07/01/teching-kids-to-pirate-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-66551 Robert Nagle Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:27:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5128#comment-66551 Unrelated note: <a href="http://www.limewire.org/blog/" rel="nofollow">Lime Wire's blog </a> seems to have a lot of interesting stuff about media and technology. Unrelated note: Lime Wire’s blog seems to have a lot of interesting stuff about media and technology.

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