Comments on: What if book publishers started to sue libraries?

By: Ricje

Ricje — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:57:21 +0000

EBook is a growing craze and it is going to be throughout the world and so think everyone should benefit from it.Here I’m promoting a book named First lady president which is a fictional take on a US presidential election campaign featuring a female candidate . It is a story of how such a figure might emerge as the first ever serious female candidate in a U.S. presidential election, and what opposition — both culturally and politically — that she might encounter.

By: KsbjA

KsbjA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:31:22 +0000

Funny. I’ve thought of this, libraries are really much like p2p.

By: Justin Smith

Justin Smith — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:45:27 +0000

In the early 1900′s, publishers tried to sue libraries out of existence (or get them to charge borrowers the full purchase price of a book and send the money to the publisher). The courts finally ruled that purchased books are the “property” of the purchaser and could be freely loaned out.

By: Techo Zed Meuw » What if book publishers started to sue libraries?

Techo Zed Meuw » What if book publishers started to sue libraries? — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:26:31 +0000

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By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:49:03 +0000

Thank You

By: Gino

Gino — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:39:44 +0000

In the European Union new copyright directives are effectively aimed at curtailing libraries :-(

By: Sukhdev Singh

Sukhdev Singh — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:18:39 +0000

Please remember – COPYRight Laws comes into play if “COPIES” are made. Libraries do not make copies.

By: Flypig

Flypig — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:58:21 +0000

Lol, I feel an urge to rush over and commit arson at the British Council Library. For fifteen years they have been leading me to a life of crime.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:01:27 +0000

>> here in Australia libraries actually do pay a copyright fee to authors

Same here in the UK.

By: JiggedyJoo » Blog Archive » Torrentfreak undo their good work

JiggedyJoo » Blog Archive » Torrentfreak undo their good work — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:26:06 +0000

[...] The guys over at TorrentFreak (normally a good website, with some good views) have nuked any chance of them being seen as an unbiased view on the BitTorrent world with this post. Perhaps with a little more thought and research they could have avoided some choice comments such as: NAPFISK: Not entirely sure what your point is here. I sure love the irony in this, but the comparison with music sharing is of course faulty. Like Chris says, you only borrow the stuff for a limited amount of time. Also, libraries are subsidized for the amount of readers they have. Part of that money is transferred to the local copyright watchdog organizations. For CDs and DVDs you even pay a (ridiculously) small amount for lending. And copies of course aren’t free either , not even in libraries. Every copy made, generates a small fee for the authors. Have I now just ruined what still is a very witty and funny article, though? [...]