Comments on: 10 Years http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/ crypto applied to public policy Mon, 12 May 2008 14:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Soma. http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-283237 Soma. Tue, 06 May 2008 20:58:23 +0000 http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-283237 <strong>Soma....</strong> Soma in san diego.... Soma….

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]]> By: @Stephen | Productivity in Context http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-180904 @Stephen | Productivity in Context Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:38:28 +0000 http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-180904 I don't think it's funny, either. In fact, I think it's a little scary. My library card is coming back out too. I don’t think it’s funny, either. In fact, I think it’s a little scary. My library card is coming back out too.

]]> By: jabbett http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-164435 jabbett Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:42:07 +0000 http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-164435 Ben is comparing two commercial forms of media -- no one is claiming that media should be free if its creator chooses to sell it, only that we should have <em>freedom</em> to use it once legitimately purchased. Why should I have fewer rights to a digital copy's use than a physical copy? When I'm done reading that hardcover cryptography book, I can lend it to a friend, copy a page or two for presentation, or even donate it to a library so anyone in my community can read it. Shulman, let's say I wrote a book, and you bought it. Would you sit idly by while I, the author, broke into your home ("without notice to you") to steal the book back ("revoke your access") and, adding insult to injury, refuse to give your money back ("without refund of any fees")? Kindle's TOS is absurd, and I'm going to dig up my library card in protest. Ben is comparing two commercial forms of media — no one is claiming that media should be free if its creator chooses to sell it, only that we should have freedom to use it once legitimately purchased.

Why should I have fewer rights to a digital copy’s use than a physical copy? When I’m done reading that hardcover cryptography book, I can lend it to a friend, copy a page or two for presentation, or even donate it to a library so anyone in my community can read it.

Shulman, let’s say I wrote a book, and you bought it. Would you sit idly by while I, the author, broke into your home (”without notice to you”) to steal the book back (”revoke your access”) and, adding insult to injury, refuse to give your money back (”without refund of any fees”)?

Kindle’s TOS is absurd, and I’m going to dig up my library card in protest.

]]> By: Shulman http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-164391 Shulman Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:34:06 +0000 http://benlog.com/articles/2007/11/20/10-years/#comment-164391 I think this is clear. When possessing a hardcopy of any literature, you could not distribute it, without having to pay for its reproduction, while in the SW case, the reproduction is free, just forward... However, the value of the SW version should not be any different from its hardcopy couterpart. So, why you should you pay less, or nothing at all? Assume you wrote a cryptography book, and sent it to your friend for review, and you eventually plan on publishing it. Would you care if it were distributed online without your authorisation by your friend? This would certainly make everything simple (and cheaper). So why indeed should the digital version be more constrained?... I think this is clear. When possessing a hardcopy of any literature, you could not distribute it, without having to pay for its reproduction, while in the SW case, the reproduction is free, just forward…
However, the value of the SW version should not be any different from its hardcopy couterpart. So, why you should you pay less, or nothing at all?
Assume you wrote a cryptography book, and sent it to your friend for review, and you eventually plan on publishing it. Would you care if it were distributed online without your authorisation by your friend? This would certainly make everything simple (and cheaper). So why indeed should the digital version be more constrained?…

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