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Creating a tool that allows people to aggregate writing from a website is fine. This project goes one step further and shares a copy of Graham's writing as an e
by mtlynch 2y ago
Creating a tool that allows people to aggregate writing from a website is fine. This project goes one step further and shares a copy of Graham's writing as an ePub on Github,[0] which I don't think is ethical or legal.
It's Graham's writing, and he can choose how to publish, but if you're not the author or copyright holder, you shouldn't be republishing someone else's writing without their approval.
[0] https://github.com/ofou/graham-essays/releases/download/latest/graham.epub https://github.com/ofou/graham-essays/releases/download/late...
- captn3m0 2y agoThis is one of the reasons I like CC. Even the most restrictive Creative Commons license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 explicitly allows format changes as they are not considered a derivative. For everything else, I just write scripts that generate ebooks. https://creativecommons.org/faq/#when-is-my-use-considered-an-adaptation https://creativecommons.org/faq/#when-is-my-use-considered-a... > Note that all CC licenses allow the user to exercise the rights permitted under the license in any format or medium. Those changes are not considered adaptations even if applicable law would suggest otherwise. For example, you may redistribute a book that uses the CC BY-NC-ND license in print form when it was originally distributed online, even if you have had to make formatting changes to do so, as long as you do so in compliance with the other terms of the license.