Ah draconia countia...

Totally Ridiculous. I bet the majority of people who get these books, read and delete. I doubt a majority of people even would sell/buy a printed copy of a book. Pathetic. People need to chill. It's not like they are loosing there houses over a couple dollars lost.

are libraries next?

Originally posted by noncomjd:

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are libraries next?

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lol

when you think about it, a library is the same thing, 1 entity sharing something for free with many other entities.

In p2p at least someone has bought the item in question.

My university library has just gone mostly electronic. I guess soon it will just be "this e-book will self destruct in 7 days"

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Originally posted by noncomjd:

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are libraries next?

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lol

when you think about it, a library is the same thing, 1 entity sharing something for free with many other entities.

In p2p at least someone has bought the item in question.

My university library has just gone mostly electronic. I guess soon it will just be "this e-book will self destruct in 7 days"

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Libraries are kind of a thing of the past since its so easy to get any information you want online.

Literary the people have become their own library and corperate is doing everything it can to bully and stop it.

Not necessarily.

The library has a physical copy which they are authorized to lend.

Distribution of any sort without permission is a crime. No matter how many other people do it doesn't make it right.

I actually support my local Library. It allows me to borrow items I would normally have to pirate. Except for bluray. Dammit. Still have to rely on Netflix for those.

I wonder who gets the royalties on Mein Kampf

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meh....DL, read, delete is much more appealing than driving to the library, searching through non-digital media (what is this strange thin material? and where do I plug in my USB thumb drive?), checking stuff out, and then paying fines for not being able to return it on time. The way I see it, if media is released to the public in some way for free (ie. library), then all ways are ok. I don't care what they want to call it. Crime, piracy...blah blah blah. When I really want to read a piece of paper, I'll buy the NY Times, or grab a book from one of my relatives.

Libraries are good for my kids. After a certain age, they just don't make sense. I started bring my 3-yr old after not having stepped foot in one in 15 years. I support my library. I pay local taxes. And I pay late fees on my kids books. And once in a while, I'll throw a couple of dollars in a donation box.

Originally posted by varnull:

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I wonder who gets the royalties on Mein Kampf

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Ve ask ze questions!!!

LOL

PS: I still dig the public library.