CVSROOT: /webcvs/www Module name: www Changes by: Richard M. Stallman <rms> 12/01/15 13:08:32
Modified files: philosophy : the-danger-of-ebooks.html Log message: Wording cleanups. Link to sign-up page. CVSWeb URLs: http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.9&r2=1.10 Patches: Index: the-danger-of-ebooks.html =================================================================== RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html,v retrieving revision 1.9 retrieving revision 1.10 diff -u -b -r1.9 -r1.10 --- the-danger-of-ebooks.html 20 Sep 2011 08:15:46 -0000 1.9 +++ the-danger-of-ebooks.html 15 Jan 2012 13:08:24 -0000 1.10 @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ <p>Contrast that with Amazon e-books (fairly typical):</p> <ul> <li>Amazon requires users to identify themselves to get an e-book.</li> -<li>In some countries, Amazon says the user does not own the e-book.</li> +<li>In some countries, including the US, Amazon says the user cannot +own the e-book.</li> <li>Amazon requires the user to accept a restrictive license on use of the e-book.</li> <li>The format is secret, and only proprietary user-restricting software can @@ -46,11 +47,12 @@ <p>Even one of these infringements makes e-books a step backward from printed books. We must reject e-books until they respect our freedom.</p> -<p>The e-book companies say denying our traditional freedoms is necessary to -continue to pay authors. The current copyright system does a lousy job of -that; it is much better suited to supporting those companies. We can support -authors better in other ways that don't require curtailing our freedom, and -even legalize sharing. Two methods I've suggested are:</p> +<p>The e-book companies say denying our traditional freedoms is +necessary to continue to pay authors. The current copyright system +supports those companies handsomely and most authors badly. We can +support authors better in other ways that don't require curtailing our +freedom, and even legalize sharing. Two methods I've suggested +are:</p> <ul> <li>To distribute tax funds to authors based on the cube root of each @@ -61,8 +63,11 @@ </ul> <p>E-books need not attack our freedom (Project Gutenberg's e-books don't), -but they will if companies get to decide. It's up to us to stop them. -The fight has already started.</p> +but they will if companies get to decide. It's up to us to stop them.</p> + +<p>Join the fight: sign up +at <a href="http://DefectiveByDesign.org/ebooks.html"> +http://DefectiveByDesign.org/ebooks.html</a>.</p> <!-- If needed, change the copyright block at the bottom. In general, all pages on the GNU web server should have the section about @@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ <p>Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> -$Date: 2011/09/20 08:15:46 $ +$Date: 2012/01/15 13:08:24 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div>