Copyright lobby targets "Pirate Bay for textbooks"

It is normal that any business that give the consumer a break will be 'under fire' from the 'blood suckers'.

In a way, this is quite similar to a movie rental business, so I guess Blockbuster and Netflix would get the axe by their logic also.

Well whilst I don't agree with the heavy handed tactics adopted by the authorities , at the same time this is not the same as Blockbusters etc.
DVD rental copies are distributed to do exactly that - rent to a large number of different people ( each paying a fee for each rental ) - books are not published in rental and retail versions.

Originally posted by bryston:

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In a way, this is quite similar to a movie rental business, so I guess Blockbuster and Netflix would get the axe by their logic also.

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How is this different than selling a used book on Ebay? I know they are only renting it, but either way the original publisher doesn't see a dime of the second hand sale/rent.

In my oppinion, this isn't very different than going to the library or schools issuing and colleting textbooks every year. One person buys them, and several people get to use them.
Domie is right. Books have never loaned on the business model that movie rental places use. I would suspect that the since the precedent has been long set that books do not require a per view fee, that this wouldn't change now. I don't think there is any legal ground for the lawsuit to stand on here. Since no copies are being made, there is no copyright violation.

No laws are being broken that is what makes this newsworthy.

Another blood sucker wants to bend laws so they can contunue to make money. Netfix sued Blockbuster for going into the internat rental business. The fact that they had taken their technology from other internet and brick and morter stores such as BB killed their case.

"if anyone would like to borrow my calculator for class your punkass better have a note from the lawyers at texas instruments saying its OK"

the equivalent of my understanding of what they are trying to do

My comparative anatomy textbook back in the day was about 80 bucks. That same book is(many editions later) is now 160!

So I guess that this means the Public Library must be in violation, Huh?

I can't see how this is illegal, and if by some weird stretch of the imagination it was illegal, how is this company liable?

They are not loaning or renting the books. The students are, which, as I understand it is perfectly legal.
The website simply hooks them up as "friends".
You could do the same thing in Facebook or any Web board or blog.

Originally posted by windsong:

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My comparative anatomy textbook back in the day was about 80 bucks. That same book is(many editions later) is now 160!

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Originally posted by ThePastor:

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I can't see how this is illegal, and if by some weird stretch of the imagination it was illegal, how is this company liable?

They are not loaning or renting the books. The students are, which, as I understand it is perfectly legal.
The website simply hooks them up as "friends".
You could do the same thing in Facebook or any Web board or blog.

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Time Machine is invented.
MPAA/RIAA/DMCA go back in time.
"Oh excuse us, you can't make the wheel, it's infringing copyright. We'll have to confiscate that. Also, you owe us edited."

The only link that I see to TPB is that they are the conduit of what may be perceived as illegal activity. But at the same time, it's not comparable to lending a calculator to someone during class. Unless you rented out your calculator, thereby collecting fees and making a profit above and beyond what you paid for.

This is not related to Blockbuster, where there is a specific agreement/contract with the content owner allowing unlimited rentals for a flat fee. If book publishers priced books to allow the publlic to start their own rental services, then the price of a book would probably be 3x the price you see now (you think books are expensive now...lol). It seems that the argument is that the books are not being sold with any rental scheme in mind and people other than the content owners are (may be) profitting.

Originally posted by UnDedFish:

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Time Machine is invented.
MPAA/RIAA/DMCA go back in time.
"Oh excuse us, you can't make the wheel, it's infringing copyright. We'll have to confiscate that. Also, you owe us edited."

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How about the software in the calculator?

Originally posted by varnull:

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How about the software in the calculator?

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Sorry.. I'm funky like that XD

soon they will be after you for using education you got at school.. "you can't use that unless you pay us for our IP"

it's an increasingly retarded world.. but they want a planet full of morons.. because uneducated media brainwashed sheep are easy to control..

remember kids.. Eastasia has always been our enemy ;)

Originally posted by varnull:

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Sorry.. I'm funky like that XD

soon they will be after you for using education you got at school.. "you can't use that unless you pay us for our IP"

it's an increasingly retarded world.. but they want a planet full of morons.. because uneducated media brainwashed sheep are easy to control..

remember kids.. Eastasia has always been our enemy ;)

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im sorry but we are at war with eastasia, eurasia is our ally and always has been our ally, please refer to our newspeak for more information

Originally posted by emugamer:

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The only link that I see to TPB is that they are the conduit of what may be perceived as illegal activity.

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Actually things are just being shared by individuals who may or may not have purchased them...

so whatever you do don't give half that mcflurry you found on the street to that wino.. or they will be all over you for "sharing" something you may or may not have paid for which happens to be in your hands and have the right to share. How much stolen property is in the worlds large "pay to enter" museums?.. I can think of quite a lot... and state museums are no exception either. Anybody want some ancient Greek looted marbles?

These IP people are trying to overturn the old rule "possession is 90% of the law" .. once you have something, no matter how it was obtained.. it is within reason yours to do with what you will, just so long as you don't make thousands of copies and attempt to sell them as a/the original product (counterfeiting/piracy).. unless of course you happen to be a large media or software corporation.. in which case stealing somebodies IP and then patenting/copyrighting it right out from under the originator is 100% fair game.