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I have noticed apparent typos on memorable page numbers in fiction and non-fiction books (ie. 13, 69, 100, 123, 222, etc.) that must be intentionally edited in
by cwmoore 8y ago
I have noticed apparent typos on memorable page numbers in fiction and non-fiction books (ie. 13, 69, 100, 123, 222, etc.) that must be intentionally edited in for this purpose, but I have not kept a list.
I went looking online and apparently this is semi-notorious in reference material (calling the trap a "mountweazle," [1], [2]) but (in a brief search session) I could not find mentions for ordinary books.
Edit: This quickly led to another (limited) set of examples on Wikipedia [3] and then on to the fiction of Jorge Borges [4] where I think I'll spend the rest of my Sunday.
[1] http://wmcz.com/legal-ideas/using-traps-to-snare-copyright-infringement/ http://wmcz.com/legal-ideas/using-traps-to-snare-copyright-i...
[2] http://www.youblawg.com/ip-technology/5-copyright-traps-you-never-knew-about http://www.youblawg.com/ip-technology/5-copyright-traps-you-...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry#In_fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry#In_fiction
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertiu...