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Book publishers? As an author, I feel like the real problem is the EFF, the IA and the tech community here (who will mod this down as they always do). Remember,

Book publishers? As an author, I feel like the real problem is the EFF, the IA and the tech community here (who will mod this down as they always do). Remember, if the authors go bankrupt -- which is what happens when they don't get paid -- only the independently wealthy and the secretly paid will be able to generate books. No authors means no books. That's another way to destroy the library. Authors deserve a right to make a living with their work product. Carpenters, plumbers and the like get the right to sign over their work product in perpetuity to any customer. Book authors only get the term of copyright.

A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
<< Authors deserve a right to make a living with their work product. Sure, but your right stops at my device. At that point, I do whatever I choose to do with it. << EFF, the IA and the tech community here Really broad brush. You will find a lot of discussion here about both groups on this forum and while sentiment appears mostly positive, not everyone is of single mind. HN is a big herd of cats. << No authors means no books. Somehow I doubt that with the amount of humans on this planet that will ever come to pass. Case in point, I am writing something now ( passion project though so different rules may apply; I certainly do not expect to see a dime from it ). << Carpenters, plumbers and the like get the right to sign over their work product in perpetuity to any customer. Book authors only get the term of copyright. Hmm. I might be misreading it so please correct me as needed. Would you rather the roles are reversed ( plumbers and carpenters getting royalty for each performance on their repair/build ) and you having to write a new book each time for a one time payment of $299 plus tax? I genuinely do not understand your complaint here. If anything, your legal position is much better than that of a carpenter or plumber. You get to claim copyright over stuff that was already done. As a society, we artificially protect it ( and I personally argue for way too long ).

A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago

<< Authors deserve a right to make a living with their work product. Sure, but your right stops at my device. At that point, I do whatever I choose to do with it. << EFF, the IA and the tech community here Really broad brush. You will find a lot of discussion here about both groups on this forum and while sentiment appears mostly positive, not everyone is of single mind. HN is a big herd of cats. << No authors means no books. Somehow I doubt that with the amount of humans on this planet that will ever come to pass. Case in point, I am writing something now ( passion project though so different rules may apply; I certainly do not expect to see a dime from it ). << Carpenters, plumbers and the like get the right to sign over their work product in perpetuity to any customer. Book authors only get the term of copyright. Hmm. I might be misreading it so please correct me as needed. Would you rather the roles are reversed ( plumbers and carpenters getting royalty for each performance on their repair/build ) and you having to write a new book each time for a one time payment of $299 plus tax? I genuinely do not understand your complaint here. If anything, your legal position is much better than that of a carpenter or plumber. You get to claim copyright over stuff that was already done. As a society, we artificially protect it ( and I personally argue for way too long ).