21 Aug
2015
21 Aug
'15
6:26 p.m.
I think in response to sharing bits, a "better to ask for forgiveness rather than
permission" policy is as best as can be done, otherwise the hobby is completely
doomed.
I like how archive.org deals with it. If someone wants something taken down, do it by all
means!
Many current rights holders for this stuff may not even KNOW they are rights holders, and
for others, they may *want* to release something but cross licensing issues with other
companies (e.g. Licensed libraries) may prevent them.
By the time we get permission to share this stuff, much of it will be permanently lost.
So for now, I'll totally do illegal things. Because the law is shortsighted. And if a
rights holder asks me to stop, I'm happy to. And sometime when society sees the value
in all this, maybe we will get copyright reform.
Yar, mateys, I'll see you all on the high seas!
- Ian
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On Aug 21, 2015, at 11:13, Evan Koblentz <evan at
snarc.net> wrote:
Wanted to add that my opinion of "freeing" manuals, etc. does not mean I am
against Bitsavers or Internet Archive -- work that's done the right way by
professionals. My main gripe is when an individual takes something that is still actively
* for sale * (by the original developer, no less) and the takes it upon themselves to give
it away. Whether people or the courts decide it's a "violation" or a crime,
either way, it's wrong.