While that's important to us and seems obvious, we don't know what communication the author received at this point.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: email from an author of a book I scanned
scanning and uploading copyrighted books to bookshare is not illegal. It is covered under the Chaffee Ammendment to the copyright laws. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:34 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: email from an author of a book I scannedI can see both sides to the coin, I understand that authors of any given material via any medium and having found out that someone has copied or made a scan of it, or illegally download it without the written consent of the author and publisher can be like finding the YP address and hacking into someone's PC, now that'd be a threat never to forget, but I also see the other side that people with print reading challenges have to gain access, and they come to organizations like this one. On 8/26/08, Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Jim Homme, what instrument or instruments do you play? I play trumpet and sing tenor and play piano. I hate piracy as well. On 8/26/08, Larry Lumpkin <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Someone needs to explain the Chafee Amendment to her. On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:01:41 -0500, solsticesinger wrote:Hi, all. I received this message from Katharine Webber, the author ofTriangle, which I recently submitted to the collection. She is apparentlydispleased that her book is in the collection. I tried to explain thatbookshare is not illegal. Here is what she says: Scanning pages of a bookthat is copyright and therefore protected intellectual property, and then ndistributing those pages to other people through a website, is a violation of the copyright law. Very specifically, you are stealing income from me, theauthor of TRIANGLE and other novels. What you are doing is theft. Do youmind that? Would you steal a meal in a restaurant, would you steal services from your plumber? If you had no idea it was illegal, now you know. Surely you do know this? BOOKSHARE IS ILLEGAL THEFT OF PROPERTY. Do you want to keep doing it and to wait to be prosecuted? Who can heal, but one who has healed herself?Who can know, but one who has asked and sought? Who can lead, but onewho has traveled the way? --ancient French proverb-- Chela E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx WindowsLiveMessenger Only (PLEASE E-Mail ME BEFORE ADDING ME TO YOUR CONTACTS!): cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Blog: http://www.1jtcdr.wordpress.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690550695 (PLEASE E-MAIL ME BEFORE I EITHER ADD OR REJECT YOUR FACEBOOK REQUESTS!) MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/chelarobles (AGAIN, PLEASE E-MAIL ME BEFORE YOUR REQUEST IS IETHER REJECTED OR ACCEPTED!) Skype: jazzytrumpet (E-Mail ME ABOUT ADDING YOU ONTO MY SKYPE CONTACTS BEFORE I GIVE A CONFIRMATION Of YES OR NO!)Mobile Phone: (925) 250-5955 (ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH ME, OR WHO KNOWME)-- Chela E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx WindowsLiveMessenger Only (PLEASE E-Mail ME BEFORE ADDING ME TO YOUR CONTACTS!): cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Blog: http://www.1jtcdr.wordpress.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690550695 (PLEASE E-MAIL ME BEFORE I EITHER ADD OR REJECT YOUR FACEBOOK REQUESTS!) MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/chelarobles (AGAIN, PLEASE E-MAIL ME BEFORE YOUR REQUEST IS IETHER REJECTED OR ACCEPTED!) Skype: jazzytrumpet (E-Mail ME ABOUT ADDING YOU ONTO MY SKYPE CONTACTS BEFORE I GIVE A CONFIRMATION Of YES OR NO!)Mobile Phone: (925) 250-5955 (ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH ME, OR WHO KNOW ME)To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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