Timeline for If a book doesn't have DRM does that mean it is OK to give a copy to my friend to read?
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| S Mar 10, 2014 at 15:57 | history | suggested | DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ |
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| Mar 10, 2014 at 15:28 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Mar 5, 2014 at 8:25 | answer | added | idiotprogrammer | timeline score: 1 | |
| S Mar 4, 2014 at 13:53 | history | suggested | MCW | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
As someone said, the question is important, but we don't want to get tangled up in legal specificities. Copyright is international, interpretation is local.
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| Mar 4, 2014 at 5:42 | answer | added | Velda | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 4, 2014 at 2:14 | answer | added | Rachel | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 12, 2014 at 12:20 | answer | added | user2428118 | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Jan 8, 2014 at 3:15 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEbooks/status/420755690190536704 | ||
| Dec 28, 2013 at 14:18 | vote | accept | James Jenkins | ||
| Dec 25, 2013 at 11:04 | comment | added | Standback | I think pure ethical discussion would not work well here. I suppose we could have one canonical post presenting common takes on the digital-piracy issue, but if ethical debates are generally protected, they could come up all over the place, in any question about copying, conversion, or distribution. | |
| Dec 25, 2013 at 5:05 | answer | added | Standback | timeline score: 10 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 21:03 | history | reopened |
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| Dec 24, 2013 at 20:43 | comment | added | user43 | If the book is available for free, it would be logical to assume you can redistribite it. In any case, it depends on your legal system not on the wishlist text given by the distribitor. | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 18:34 | comment | added | Chad | I think this question is "OK" because the answer is pretty straight forward and easily addressed. Just because a question might fit a close reason does not mean that it should be closed. If we close everything that could be closed we will end up in a situation where no one posts anything and the site will be closed. | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 18:29 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Dec 24, 2013 at 17:54 | comment | added | James Jenkins | @DVK, I was thinking the OK, covered both the legal and ethical views, I think both apply in this case. Chads answer seems to address both also. | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 17:50 | comment | added | DVK | BTW, some of the close votes MAY have been because you used the completely undefined term "OK". OK from legal standpoint? Ethical? (e.g. it may be ethically wrong but you won't be prosecutable). | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 17:46 | answer | added | mau♦ | timeline score: 8 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 17:45 | history | closed |
DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ user26 Flyk e-sushi DVK |
Needs more focus | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:49 | answer | added | DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:46 | comment | added | James Jenkins | @Matt_2.0 we have two answers that address the source and the licensing. Of the two so far I think Chad, has covered pretty much all the variables in his answer. Without a more detailed source in the question. | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:45 | comment | added | Jason Down♦ |
I think in this case, even though the question is broad, we don't need to have 20 versions of the same question. I downloaded this book from somebooksite.com and it has license abc. Can I give a copy to my friend? Essentially, the important question is: Does DRM-Free mean copyright-free?. Answer: No. Heed the license.
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| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:31 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:21 | answer | added | Chad | timeline score: 32 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:13 | answer | added | Jason Down♦ | timeline score: 22 | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 16:12 | comment | added | DᴀʀᴛʜVᴀᴅᴇʀ | This question is hard to answer because it depends on what the terms or usage are from where you got it. So.. What does the terms of use say from the site you obtained the ebook? | |
| Dec 24, 2013 at 15:50 | history | asked | James Jenkins | CC BY-SA 3.0 |