bundles of rights

Oct 11 2009

The International Digital Rights Mess (or Amazon’s Cock Up)

Over the past year, as more and more readers have become interested in ebooks, we’ve begun to realize one of the biggest problems is the mess of territorial rights. We had Fictionwise and BooksonBoard removing books from its bookstore. Fictionwise went so far as removing access to books that people had already purchased. This past [...]

By Jane • Ebooks, Features, Letters of Opinion • 32 • Tags: , , ,

Mar 22 2009

Copyright: It’s not just for authors (Part 1 of 2 or 3 parts)

This isn’t a formal poll, but rather a copyright pop quiz.   But don’t worry, it only has one question.   And no penalty for the wrong answer.   Plus it’s multiple choice. Who said the following: Most artists, if pressed, will admit that the true mother of invention in the arts is not necessity, but theft. And [...]

By Janet • Book Reviews, Ebooks, Letters of Opinion • 15 • Tags: , , ,