[free-sklyarov] The Anti-DMCA Index -- Libraries, Ebooks and the DMCA

[Mark K. Bilbo]

Jon O . wrote:

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>On 13-Aug-2001, Kurt Foss wrote:
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>>At 10:23 AM -0700 8/13/01, Jon O . wrote:
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>>>I think you are right about this.
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>>Just to confirm -- he is indeed correct. While the term "Read Aloud"
>>is one of the eBook permissions that a publisher can choose, the
>>meaning is not what it seems. There's also a technological component
>>involved as to whether a user can make use of "Read Aloud" even when
>>permission is enabled.
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>Yes, and it seems very interesting that the Gutenberg Project who 
>converted the work allows for such restrictions to be placed on their
>works. I wonder if a modification to the Gutenberg "Terms of Use" or 
>something would help, stating that use of this text is permitted
>so long as other restrictions are not applied...?
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I still want to knew where anybody gets off putting restrictions of ANY 
kind on a public domain work.

I question whether it's legal to do so. It's certainly stupid. Anybody 
at all can distribute the work in whatever form they want which means 
the restricted version will lose money.

Mark