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That's fair, but I'd think the issue was less about copyright and more...trademark infringement? Since they're selling as "Standard Ebooks", I think there's rea
by AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
That's fair, but I'd think the issue was less about copyright and more...trademark infringement? Since they're selling as "Standard Ebooks", I think there's reasonable grounds for confusion that someone browsing the Kobo store might see one of the books being offered as coming from you and make a purchase as a kind of donation, thinking that it's going towards SE's upkeep rather than into some random's pocket.
- acabal 4y agoThis is a problem Project Gutenberg has had for years, on Amazon and other platforms. It's a game of whack a mole and ultimately not really worth pursuing. As soon as you shut one guy down, another one appears with the same great idea. In any case almost nobody is buying these anyway, as there are so many other free ebook editions of just about all of these books already.
- hedora 4y agoI'm not a lawyer, but I believe failure to defend a trademark is a great way to lose a trademark. I'm surprised Kobo doesn't have a list of banned seller names for situations like this. It would take zero effort on their end, and they're clearly opening themselves to liability. Off to create Amazon and Disney stores over there... /s
- omnimus 4y agoI am not a lawyer bit it seems that Standard Ebooks is not a trademark.