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Comment on It’s All About the Orphans by Danny

Danny — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:38:57 +0000

The other path of information liberation, currently deemed left-handed by sworn opponents of BitTorrent-based file sharing, will be the equal and opposite force to this power grab, and frankly it’s one of the many reasons we should be thankful for it’s presence. Here we are at one of the many, many cusps of greatness in our ever-emerging digital age, the entrance of millions of orphaned works into the public domain, and the political might of one major player is poised to take it all away. Short of whatever ground was made/can be made by voicing objections to settlements such as these, I see few means of recourse other than piracy once these kinds of laws are on the books.

It’s not an ideal solution. The piracy world has a habit of thumbing its nose at even the most noble appeals for copyright protection. The flames that irk the “victims” of piracy the most are only getting more and more fanning by legislation like this. What’s to stop hundreds of millions of people whose want of information is finally joined with the means of accessing it, threats of legal repercussions be damned? If content creators want their way, this a horde that ought to be consulted, not aggravated. Giving Google the golden goose while everyone else makes do with bupkis is Grade-A aggravation. While I may not completely approve of the retaliation, I am grateful for its existence. It feeds the commons and keeps monopolization in check.

Comment on A Raw Deal for Libraries by Cam balkon fiyatları

Cam balkon fiyatları — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:05:54 +0000

Reading the above comments regarding libraries, it seems library administrators are delighted with the deal, but rank and file librarians are terrified by it. One big concern, PRIVACY OF USER INFORMATION. Will google fight court subpoenas for googlebook user histories, like libraries would, or would google merely produce user data on a routine basis? Dan Clancy’s comments seem to state that google will act with as much vigor to protect user information as the most protective of its member libraries, but I am not sure that is reflected yet in the settlement agreement or in any other binding document or statement of principles.

Comment on At End of Act II: Are We Being Played for Fools OR Building an Enlightened Digital World? by diana

diana — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:43:17 +0000

I agreed with about 95% of the points you made, especially Act I, but where we differ somewhat is Orphans/Out-of-print. But all in all, I think you were dead on.

Comment on Google Claims to be the Lone Defender of Orphans: Not lone, not defender by ehispano | Best Man Speeches Brother

ehispano | Best Man Speeches Brother — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:06:42 +0000

A major part of our efforts have concentrated on changing the law so everyone would benefit. On Google Maps roads are incorrectly numbered, or missing, and in Google Books pages may be missing, blurred or too dim to read. google is the best SE and a great company.

Comment on Google Claims to be the Lone Defender of Orphans: Not lone, not defender by Google’s Sergey Brin lashes out at critics of $125m book deal | Richard Hartley

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:23:47 +0000

[...] get books online for far longer than Google – and Google's 'settlement' could hurt our efforts," he wrote in a blog post on Wednesday. "A major part of our efforts have concentrated on changing the law so everyone would benefit." [...]

Comment on Brewster Kahle Interviewed on Democracy Now! by Four Arrows

Four Arrows — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:54:50 +0000

Although Amy and her guests walked on eggshells to prevent sounding like they were questioning the official story of 9/11, their continual references to a television made consciousness and the need for critical and diverse perspectives about 9/11 events was noted. What continues to amaze me is not so much the “internet fascism” but that we can watch on a program known for its conservative or absent coverage of the 9/11 truth movement confirming that the BBC indeed announced the collapse of Building 7 26 minutes before it happened and not discuss how this could have happened nor how strange it was that BBC itself had lost the broadcast Amy played. Thanks Amy for this bone but if no one is biting, perhaps now I see why you have avoided the facts. We indeed live in an emperor’s new clothes world.

Comment on Recent Published Pieces on the Future of Digital Books by fashion valley mall san diego

fashion valley mall san diego — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:30:33 +0000

I have digital books, it helps to read my new novels without having to bring the books anywhere I go. It’s simple and easy to use.

Comment on Samuelson: Google Books is Not a Library by fashion valley mall san diego

fashion valley mall san diego — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:22:52 +0000

Agree with you. People should know that google books is not a library. It is only a gadget.

Comment on Recent Published Pieces on the Future of Digital Books by prom dresses under 100

prom dresses under 100 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:46:59 +0000

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Comment on Samuelson: Google Books is Not a Library by prom dresses under 100

prom dresses under 100 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:44:46 +0000

Google books is a gadget that you can use to read e-book. yeah, it is different with books, but it is very useful.

Comment on Let’s Not Settle for this Settlement by berkeley domecq

berkeley domecq — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:40:44 +0000

title…

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Comment on Brewster Kahle Interviewed on Democracy Now! by Devin

Devin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:45:39 +0000

This is awful. It’s the road to internet fascism. And now verizon is destroying net neutrality. I don’t know if it has anything to with this or not, but it seems like I get an awful lot of Bandwidth Exceeded errors lately. It really hurts me learning about these greedy monsters trying monopolize everything. I feel bad for ALL the people that don’t even realize it’s happening right under their noses. I don’t want an Orwellian future. The Internet was a ray of hope for a more democratic humanity for a long time, and now just because the spoiled bastards need more more more power over people, at the expense of the people, we get to see that ray of hope being flushed down the toilet. And the sad thing is the government should be preventing this type of shit, but instead they want to empower the monsters and eventually assimilate them into the matrix of control. I wouldn’t care, but when they fuck over and inhibit the prosperity of the little guy that really burns my ass. The lone Ph.Ds and scienntists that would have his little informative website will not be acknowledged online. They do the thing with movies too. I think data information and media should not be able to be patented by major corporations. Only material items. These assholes make living in this world SUCK. The great yawn in the age of spectacle.

Comment on Questions for the Google books monopoly by Borsa

Borsa — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:21:32 +0000

Thanks for the post,
I started to follow your blog posts, very interesting

Comment on Questions for the Google books monopoly by Kai Shun

Kai Shun — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:53:37 +0000

Google and Facebook will monopolize the world – hope the future restrikts them in some parts…

Comment on Recommended Changes to Google Book Search Settlement by haberler

haberler — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:37:10 +0000

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Comment on Open Access Digital Library Summit Held in Boston by haberler

haberler — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:34:54 +0000

ı agree with you, thanks…

Comment on Cornell Removes Restrictions on Public Domain by haberler

haberler — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:32:15 +0000

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Comment on A Raw Deal for Libraries by spor haberler1

spor haberler1 — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:28:48 +0000

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Comment on A Raw Deal for Libraries by haberler

haberler — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:27:46 +0000

it’s too important…

Comment on Questions for the Google books monopoly by gummi muschi

gummi muschi — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:28:14 +0000

Do you know where and when these talks were held? I can’t seem to find any information about it.