Comments on: Google accused of online piracy http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8982 p2pnet.net - reader powered Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:56:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8982/comment-page-1#comment-45606 Reader's Write Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:30:28 +0000 #comment-45606 What these copyright crusaders seem to ignore is that Google isn't proposing that all the text from any book be available on line. Google has always said that even if the whole text is scanned and digitized that users will only be able to get exerts of the text, not the whole banana. Prehaps more to the point is that at present there is nothing to protect any item granted copyright the survivorship once economic viablity is gone. In otherwords, once they've made all the money they can off it, they can destroy the original work so that nothing makes it to public domain, given the length of time copyright extends to. Google could well become the repostitory that removes this lack of penality by preserving those items until copyright has expired. More and more it seems folks are waking up to what it means and what various and assorted organizations are attempting to do. Things like the SIRA propsed bill are good examples along with DMCA and the broadcaster flag. It would be a good day to see Google validated in their attempts in this case. What these copyright crusaders seem to ignore is that Google isn’t proposing that all the text from any book be available on line. Google has always said that even if the whole text is scanned and digitized that users will only be able to get exerts of the text, not the whole banana.

Prehaps more to the point is that at present there is nothing to protect any item granted copyright the survivorship once economic viablity is gone. In otherwords, once they’ve made all the money they can off it, they can destroy the original work so that nothing makes it to public domain, given the length of time copyright extends to. Google could well become the repostitory that removes this lack of penality by preserving those items until copyright has expired.

More and more it seems folks are waking up to what it means and what various and assorted organizations are attempting to do. Things like the SIRA propsed bill are good examples along with DMCA and the broadcaster flag.

It would be a good day to see Google validated in their attempts in this case.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8982/comment-page-1#comment-45595 Reader's Write Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:52:20 +0000 #comment-45595 a grub like you John should make the usual connection to your latest victims, surprisingly you are leaving it to you posters (unless they are jsut you in disguise anyway). As a well established liar it is left to you to delete this posting lik anyting else that exposes you. Good luck on the whole libel thing on which you've admitted the libel but asked everyone to believe tha tyou ar ejust not responsible. Hop-le the world knows that you've offered to identify the poster...free speech, the power to do in anyone not paying for advertising...you must be very proud as must your family a grub like you John should make the usual connection to your latest victims, surprisingly you are leaving it to you posters (unless they are jsut you in disguise anyway). As a well established liar it is left to you to delete this posting lik anyting else that exposes you. Good luck on the whole libel thing on which you’ve admitted the libel but asked everyone to believe tha tyou ar ejust not responsible. Hop-le the world knows that you’ve offered to identify the poster…free speech, the power to do in anyone not paying for advertising…you must be very proud as must your family

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8982/comment-page-1#comment-45517 Reader's Write Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:26:22 +0000 #comment-45517 So... indexing French publications will enhance the dominance of English, will it? I guess I am dumb, but I don't see how. My silly little head thinks NOT indexing a particular language will cause more people to use the references of languages which ARE indexed and thus lead to the subservience of the NON-indexed languages. But then, what value is little-headed logic in the face of French bluster. (Now, since I am quebecois, understand that when I deride French people it is the pmpous people of France I deride, not my fellow habitants.) Yahoo! So… indexing French publications will enhance the dominance of English, will it? I guess I am dumb, but I don’t see how.

My silly little head thinks NOT indexing a particular language will cause more people to use the references of languages which ARE indexed and thus lead to the subservience of the NON-indexed languages.

But then, what value is little-headed logic in the face of French bluster.

(Now, since I am quebecois, understand that when I deride French people it is the pmpous people of France I deride, not my fellow habitants.)

Yahoo!

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