alex23 <wuwe...@gmail.com> writes: > John Bokma <j...@castleamber.com> wrote: >> Now let's hope that your asshat behaviour doesn't stop companies like >> this to continue to print those books. I have considered to buy the >> complete set a few times. And I hope you're not calling me naive... > > Given the current propensity for people to scrape web sites like > Wikipedia and publish them on Amazon without the rights holders' > consent,
Can you explain were exactly it states that you can't print a book out of wikipedia articles?: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use > my initial impression was exactly the same as Stephen's. I > don't think there's anything contractually binding about the product > description that would guarantee the PSF even see any returns at all. > But hey, as long as the page _looks_ and _sounds_ official, it must > be, right? And if it looks like a scam, it must be, right? > Let's hope that _your_ asshat behaviour isn't responsible for people > being conned and ripped off. Yeah, and let's hope that your asshat behaviour doesn't stop this publisher from printing material that people like me actually want to buy. -- John Bokma j3b Hacking & Hiking in Mexico - http://johnbokma.com/ http://castleamber.com/ - Perl & Python Development -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
