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Feedbooks

I just got recommended to www.feedbooks.com, and when I got there, I checked the Terms of Service, as is my habit.

I quote:

1. Scope of Application

(a) FeedBooks.com: FeedBooks.com (hereinafter also referred to as “The Website”) is a free book hosting website which enables users, after registering and opening an account, to download, store, share and

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A Rant on Copyright vs Piracy (wherein I lose my civility)

I’m getting a little tired of hearing all the same old sad, irrelevant arguments brought to bear in the defense of piracy.

Piracy isn’t really stealing, because the so-called victim of the piracy never loses anything.

Piracy isn’t a violation of copyright law, because you’re making a copy for your own personal use, and that’s legal.

Copyright law

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Further Thoughts on Copyright – A Response to Luke Bergeron

This is a portion of a conversation already under way. Please read the following post first:
mispeled.net — What They Steal

And be warned: he’s going to point you to a post or two you should read even before that, so if you haven’t kept up with this conversation, go ahead and get caught up. We’ll

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Why You Always Read the Fine Print. Always.

I was using StumbleUpon to avoid working— I mean, uh . . . Research! I was, uh, doing research! On writing and stuff . . . yeah. Anyway, I came across this place:

Triond – Publish Writing, Poetry, Music, Video & Content Online

Ok, my suspicions were raised by the fact that they listed “content,” as

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