General Discussion

bigmonkey

(1,798 posts)

34. A hundred years ago the publishing companies did try to restrict reselling books.

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #13)

Thu Aug 23, 2012, 03:42 PM

Aug 2012

Peoples who's lives or work focus on greed keep getting the same ideas.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

48 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Warning: this book is for your personal use only. You may NOT share it in any way. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 OP

Freedom of Thought is a scary thing to the Corporate Mindset Octafish Aug 2012 #1

Don'tcha just love that the books were Orwells?? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #36

Absolutely. Points to how the Corporate Mindset so hates public education. Octafish Aug 2012 #39

Does tha tmean I can't read passages if you hand it to me? rustydog Aug 2012 #2

The warning says: cannot share, in any way. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #9

Stallman... Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #3

Wow...that IS prescient! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #5

The man is a straight-up visionary. When he goes over the top... Zalatix Aug 2012 #8

Ha....his essays are available for download, I see. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #11

Holy crap Hayabusa Aug 2012 #18

The e-book warning sharp_stick Aug 2012 #4

Yes, that is the correct answer. Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #15

Exactly. DavidDvorkin Aug 2012 #19

it sucks antiquie Aug 2012 #6

If the ebook is in Amazon's cloud BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #7

we will visit you in jail after that guy on the bus reads over your shoulder DonRedwood Aug 2012 #10

K&R bobthedrummer Aug 2012 #12

Modern Consumerist Capitalism is based on creating artificial scarcity. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #13

A hundred years ago the publishing companies did try to restrict reselling books. bigmonkey Aug 2012 #34

Fair use still applies nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #14

I don't like being told what I can/can't do with things I purchase. Alduin Aug 2012 #16

"E-book warning to not share a book" -- is that true? HiPointDem Aug 2012 #17

Yes..go here: dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #21

thanks HiPointDem Aug 2012 #23

this is very interesting & disturbing HiPointDem Aug 2012 #25

Holy fuck! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #43

And Your E-Book Is Reading You jsr Aug 2012 #20

Wow..that article certainly has some implications for dumbing down readers. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #22

Ebook readers dial home every chance they get jsr Aug 2012 #27

Calibre will strip the DRM???? Yippeeee!!!!! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #28

Calibre will do it with "help." Help from Apprentice Alf. You do have the google? n/t retread Aug 2012 #31

I haz the Linux, tho... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #33

You have Calibre. You have a Nook. You have Google. Now find Apprentice Alf! retread Aug 2012 #42

.. frylock Aug 2012 #35

Funny enough, I have something to add as a video game player Hydra Aug 2012 #24

I read an article talking about this when home computers were just coming on to the scene, HiPointDem Aug 2012 #26

I think we should reciprocate in some way Duer 157099 Aug 2012 #29

At that point, it was actually a vestige of the pre-personal computer software business. cemaphonic Aug 2012 #46

what i read was definitely not about institutions, though. it was about a general business HiPointDem Aug 2012 #48

More artists are putting their stuff on the Web for "free" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #30

I've heard about it, but wasn't sure how successful they were Hydra Aug 2012 #32

Technology and commerce are on both sides of a brick wall. randome Aug 2012 #37

I respect the publishers wishes... hunter Aug 2012 #38

This is a major reason that everything is getting digitalized MadHound Aug 2012 #40

So, owning a hardbound will be a revolutionary act dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #41

Fahrenheit 451. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #44

I've taught many classes in writing for publication, starting in about 1976. MineralMan Aug 2012 #45

+1 Johonny Aug 2012 #47