If you spent years writing a novel, would you want people to copy and distribute it for free against your wishes while you still held the copyright?
This lawsuit is not the free-speech killer you think it is. It's basic copyright protection. The lawsuit limits them from copying freely and distributing freely, but only for items still protected by copyright. They can still archive anything else.
And yet the more current pop-culture things written by people who are still alive are readily available all over the internet for free download or on eBay for $5.00 used and the writer doesn't see a penny of it.
The antiquarian books from the 1800s and the turn of the century which tell the truth behind historic events are the books being censored. And these are rarely on eBay and when they are very few can afford them.
Yeah, I actually read the lawsuit back when I first saw it posted. Feel free to read up on it to check me, if you have the time. But to me it seemed clear that it's a nothingburger except for the people with a vested interest in piracy. Whoever is promoting these headlines has a reason.
I have been downloading books like a madman. More than I'll ever get around to reading. Someday I'll try to make a list of what I have and find a way of sharing them with others.
If you spent years writing a novel, would you want people to copy and distribute it for free against your wishes while you still held the copyright?
This lawsuit is not the free-speech killer you think it is. It's basic copyright protection. The lawsuit limits them from copying freely and distributing freely, but only for items still protected by copyright. They can still archive anything else.
And yet the more current pop-culture things written by people who are still alive are readily available all over the internet for free download or on eBay for $5.00 used and the writer doesn't see a penny of it.
The antiquarian books from the 1800s and the turn of the century which tell the truth behind historic events are the books being censored. And these are rarely on eBay and when they are very few can afford them.
Yeah, but this lawsuit doesn't affect the old books at all, and doesn't censor them.
Really?
That's good news. I haven't paid any attention to the lawsuit itself, I'm just going off of what other people said (I should know better),
Yeah, I actually read the lawsuit back when I first saw it posted. Feel free to read up on it to check me, if you have the time. But to me it seemed clear that it's a nothingburger except for the people with a vested interest in piracy. Whoever is promoting these headlines has a reason.
I totally understand, but if Archive goes down, all the archived links we've posted here will disappear forever.
I have been downloading books like a madman. More than I'll ever get around to reading. Someday I'll try to make a list of what I have and find a way of sharing them with others.