Comments on: The Road To Tycho, a short story

By: ÄÅÌÎÍÒÀÆ ÄÎÌÎÂ Â ÑÏÁ

ÄÅÌÎÍÒÀÆ ÄÎÌÎÂ Â ÑÏÁ — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:32:16 +0000

ÑÍÎÑ ÊÎÒÒÅÄÆÅÉ…

minny…

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By: SiLent_Man

SiLent_Man — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:31:47 +0000

Ka rilru a khawih ltk… ka mittui a tla tep a ni.

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By: BlackWhite

BlackWhite — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:26:13 +0000

“If I buy a book at a bookstore, I can read it, loan it to friends, give it away or sell it. Once I have parted with my hard-earned cash, the media (i.e the paper and ink) is mine to use in whatever way I see fit. ”

Until I hear a valid argument against this, I will never submit to DRM. Thankfully, this means I will never have to. There is no valid argument against that.

Established media has fought every technological development that have ever threatened them in any way. The Catholic Church, the “established media” of historical times, fought tooth and nail to suppress Gutenburg’s printing press, lest the peons gain the ability to read and educate themselves. The printing press won. The recording industry decried the phonograph, aka record player, as an device that would destroy music as we know it by allowing people to listen to music at home. The record survived. Sony tried to kill Betamax, and we still have tapes.

All these things threatened those in power by making distribution of media easier. These technologies carried on anyway, much to the benefit of society.

Why should digital music be any different?

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By: benjamin

benjamin — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:09:00 +0000

Good question is, lending a friend a book you bought is not an issue. How do you (legally) lend an e-book is a funny and good question

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By: BlackWhite

BlackWhite — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:05:14 +0000

@ben, the last thing I want is corporates controlling how I use what I buy.
who are they to stop me from copy-pasting what I like. I like an e-book and if i’d like to share it with you, who’re these corportes to stop me sharing or for that matter making a copy of it?

Actually, the interview on DefectiveByDesign inspired me.

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By: benjamin

benjamin — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:00:40 +0000

I have been thinking of “Copyleft”ing misual.com.

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By: benjamin

benjamin — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:59:43 +0000

bw– the last person I expect to come with a topic like this. Read “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” by ESR. Cathedral – prop software developed in secrecy, in the hiding. Open Source is Bazaar- out of in the open – Your choice.

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