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Copyright and Intellectual Property
EPIC strongly defends the ownership rights of copyright owners. In this category, we discuss the differences between eBooks and physical books, what does ownership of the "book" mean, and how to protect the rights of the authors and publishers, as well as the rights of eBook purchasers.
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Thoughts on ownership
I have a small hamburger shop on the corner. My burgers are the best in the city. People gladly pay the $5 a piece to enjoy them. A person comes into my shop and demands that I give him a burger because he has a right to it. He comes behind the counter and takes a burger. Then he goes out on the street and sells if for $1. Did he steal from me? .. ...Dec 23 -
Copyright and IP: Canadian authors petition....
EPIC member and Canadian, Patricia Bates has created a petition available on her blog for Canadian Members only that's aimed at getting the Minister in Charge of Bill C11 to look at much tougher laws for copyright violations in the digital industry. Here's the link -http://ofinkandquille.blogspot.com/2011/11/strengthening-copyright-laws-petition ...Nov 11 -
Tech Dirt on Amazon
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111105/00070816645/are-there-any-legal-issues-if-amazon-accidentally-gives-away-thousands-your-ebooks-free.shtml Amazon accidentally gave away 6,000 copies of an author's e-book and refuses to pay him royalties. ... ...Nov 09 -
Copyright, IP: top 10 pirate sites (in someone's opinion)
http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-largest-file-sharing-sites-110828/ Presumably, there are still comments. This might not be the best hornets' nest to stomp on! ... ...Nov 09 -
Copyright and IP: If Yahoo walks out, it must be bad... right?
http://techland.time.com/2011/11/07/congresss-piracy-blacklist-plan-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/ To rebut some of the points made by the anti-Copyright Protection writer, many “rogue sites” appear to be legitimate, a message conveying that a particular site has been blocked by order of a United States District Court can have an important educa ...Nov 08 -
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