OK, I've updated my download page and included a like
to Tolkien enterprises which still owns the copyright
and trademark for LOTR and FOTR.
Fair use says that you are allowed to make a copy of
the book for your own personal use. This means that if
you own a copy of the book in paper, purchased form,
and you decide to create a copy for your Newton, then
you have the right. BUT that means that you cannot
loan out your paper, purchased copy while you read
your newton copy. That's why I have the webpage set up
the way I do. I recognize that the works I converted
may be copyrighted, but my making it available is no
different than you creating a copy yourself.
I realize that people outside the Newton community can
come to my page and download the file..and that's
OK...they can't do anything with it...the only people
who can actually use these books are Newton users. I
might be a bit naive in saying this, but we are all in
this for the common good. My page asks only for
honesty.
but just incase, I do have everyone's assumed name, IP
date and time.
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- Don <don_at_dcphotos.com> wrote:
>
> > From: "Marcus Hilderbrand"
> <marcusah_at_crosswinds.net>
> > Subject: [NTLK] (Lord of the Rings) in Newton Book
> format
> > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:18:05 -0800
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > You know what tolkien's dead! did anyone ever
> consider that fact when they
> > posted "flames" and arguements about copyright.
> Indeed some company somewhere
> > holds a copyright but then are not all "classic"
> books and texts and other
> > books that are in newton format copyrighted?
> Not necessarily, some ARE in the public domain.
> >if so then th 100's of books out
> > there ( most of them are in violation of a
> copyright ) yet we
> Speak for yourself
> > ignor that and
> > focus on LOTR which is not right. If we are to
> have a copyright issue it
> > should be with all "classics" that have been
> converted to newton book format.
> > If permission was given to convert these books to
> an electronic format from
> > the publisher ( or who ever holds the copyright )
> then that would be one thing
> > but they would lose a lot of money in doing so.
> So back to the copyright
> > issue I guess sometimes you
> Again speak for yourself
> > must ignor it and other times you must not.
> >
> > Confused?
> No, I'm quite clear on the law, and I choose NOT to
> ignore it. Look people,
> I have no beef with anyone copying a book into
> Newton format and giving it
> to everyone around the world, my beef is people
> trying to justify it by
> saying it's a classic or abondonware or whatever.
> > I am too. It's just that thre should be no
> discussion about
> > copyright on "one" book because it might bring up
> the same issue with other
> > books ( converted to newt that is ) anyway we best
> drop it unless we wont the
> > people who worked so hard to convert these
> different books to newton format in
> > trouble or jail or something like that.
> >
> > Keep the green out of jail.
> >
> > Marcus Hilderbrand
> > marcusah_at_crosswinds.net
>
> ©Don Couch
=====
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