[sdiy] OTA book on eBay

[Tim Parkhurst]

On 10/12/05, Senso <senso at dds.nl> wrote:
>
> >I find this whole issue pretty idiotic,
>
> <snip>
>
> >Many would gladly buy the book legally if it were available and not even
> >entertain buying an unauthorised copy, yet the author neither makes the
> book
> >available for sale from a third party, or sells it himself or even puts
> it
> >in the public domain - all of which would take the market away from the
> copy
> >guy.

 What?!? Are you actually saying that the 'copy guy' has a right to copy and
sell someone else's work simply because the author doesn't want to release
it? The copy guy is selling someone else's property! He does NOT have the
right to market those goods, no matter what the author's reason for not
releasing them! I don't see how you can possibly justify your position. It's
like teaching our children "It's not right to steal...UNLESS it's something
you really want and the person who owns it won't give it to you."

WTF, seems kind of a spoilt brat attitude to me, because even if there
> >is a reason why the author can't undertake the sales himself surely he
> could
> >licence it to some third party, no?
> >
> >Maybe I am missing something, I would be interested in hearing other
> >opinions.
> >
> >FF

 Maybe the author is just too busy right now. Maybe he just wants to wait a
while. Maybe he's burned out and doesn't know what he wants to do. MAYBE
he's just tired of working really hard on something, just to see other
people copy it and sell it for their own profit. IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT
THAT NO ONE BUT THE AUTHOR HAS A RIGHT TO SELL THIS MATERIAL. Why do I have
to keep explaining this?

Word!
> No need for a second opinion IMHO. ;-)
>
> Senso
>
> --

 Let's try to put the 'shoe on the other foot.' How would you feel if you
saw someone else selling (and profiting from) something you had created?
ESPECIALLY if you had copyrighted the work. Please don't tell me "I would
wish them well and let them do whatever they want with my work" because we
all know that's hogwash.
  Tim (really tired of this thread now) Servo
--
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
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