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Olympics and Sci-Fi Authors Fight Back
Jul. 27th, 2012 11:43 pmSo, I'm watching the Olympic Opening Ceremonies...they are incredibly long. Most likely because on US television there are about 15-20 minutes of commercials every 20 minutes. So basically 2 and 1/2 hours of Olympics and 2 hours of commercials. Got to love US non-subscriber television.
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2. No one has mentioned this on my flist, so maybe you didn't know?
Here’s the story. Someone using the name Ibnul Jaif Farabi uploaded six titles under his name. The works “by” Mr. Farabi include novels actually written by Arthur C. Clark, Robert Heinlein, CJ Cherryh, John Scalzi, and other writers. The person who uploaded them changed the titles only slightly (Clark’s Childhood’s End became The End of Childhood, for example), and came up with “original” covers. Many of the inside illustrations are unchanged, however.
John Scalzi sent his DMCA take down notice to Amazon.com on Saturday, July 14, and CJ Cherryh followed on Sunday, July 15. Both writers also posted a request for their Facebook fans to write scathing one-star reviews of Mr. Farabi’s books, and warn others about the scan. By noon on Sunday, July 15, all six of “Mr. Farabi’s books” had been pulled, and were no longer for sale on Amazon.com. Score one for irate fans and copyright holders!
Read more at http://www.business2community.com/trends-news/fan-protests-new-front-in-the-copyright-wars-0222932#XmcBVPJt8iKzpVUk.99
Okay end of nasty week, going to bed. I may or may not come back to the net over the weekend. The week has rolled over me, wrung me out, and kicked me. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Leaving me feeling a bit like an old dish-rag. Methinks I'll treat myself to the new Batman movie this weekend and maybe a few hours at the gym swimming. Not all that interested in the Olympic games for some reason. I'll watch snatches but as I grow older my interest in competitive spectator sports seems to diminish for some reason.
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2. No one has mentioned this on my flist, so maybe you didn't know?
Here’s the story. Someone using the name Ibnul Jaif Farabi uploaded six titles under his name. The works “by” Mr. Farabi include novels actually written by Arthur C. Clark, Robert Heinlein, CJ Cherryh, John Scalzi, and other writers. The person who uploaded them changed the titles only slightly (Clark’s Childhood’s End became The End of Childhood, for example), and came up with “original” covers. Many of the inside illustrations are unchanged, however.
John Scalzi sent his DMCA take down notice to Amazon.com on Saturday, July 14, and CJ Cherryh followed on Sunday, July 15. Both writers also posted a request for their Facebook fans to write scathing one-star reviews of Mr. Farabi’s books, and warn others about the scan. By noon on Sunday, July 15, all six of “Mr. Farabi’s books” had been pulled, and were no longer for sale on Amazon.com. Score one for irate fans and copyright holders!
Read more at http://www.business2community.com/trends-news/fan-protests-new-front-in-the-copyright-wars-0222932#XmcBVPJt8iKzpVUk.99
Okay end of nasty week, going to bed. I may or may not come back to the net over the weekend. The week has rolled over me, wrung me out, and kicked me. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Leaving me feeling a bit like an old dish-rag. Methinks I'll treat myself to the new Batman movie this weekend and maybe a few hours at the gym swimming. Not all that interested in the Olympic games for some reason. I'll watch snatches but as I grow older my interest in competitive spectator sports seems to diminish for some reason.
