tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949081196501935.post6707914400842268968..comments2023-03-27T06:04:00.243-05:00Comments on Find A Pirate: Do you know what a copyright is?YouDoWhyCan'tIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111604783918622563noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949081196501935.post-42857500997101719692010-06-11T23:01:38.767-05:002010-06-11T23:01:38.767-05:00I stand corrected when someone brought this to my ...I stand corrected when someone brought this to my attention. :)<br /><br />---quote---<br />Actually, ebooks are not tangible. That's why there is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).<br /><br />Just as everyone knows that it is illegal to go to a copyshop with a paperback or hardback, and to photocopy it, so it is illegal to go online and copy an ebook from your desktop (etc) to a file sharing site.<br /><br />The trouble is, at 5c or more a page, it costs more to photocopy a paperback than it does to purchase a copy. It costs nothing to duplicate an e-book.<br /><br />If you didn't write it, or paint/draw it, or take a photograph of it yourself, you cannot legally share it. Unless you have explicit written permission from the author. <br /><br />---end quote---<br /><br />Very true words. Thank you. :)YouDoWhyCan'tIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111604783918622563noreply@blogger.com