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- From: mwgordon@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mike Gordon)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: BOOKS ON DISK
- Message-ID: <25618@handicap.news>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 22:07:36 GMT
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- >
- > I'm thinking of putting popular books on computer disk.
- > They will include paperbacks, romances, novels, erotica,
- > etc. I'd appreciate knowing if there is any interest in
- > this medium.
-
- Definately!!! I'd be more than interested. But, how would you
- handle the publishers? My thoughts are that most publishers would
- balk at giving permission to put their books in computer readable
- format. They would worry about piracy. (eg. seeing copies of their
- best-seller on a BBS.) Just look at how wide-spread the scanning
- (and uploading) of nasty pictures from adult magazines is.
-
- The only easy way to provide this service is to scan books in for
- individuals that send you the book. (on a one-for-one basis) I
- believe that this would fall into the acceptable use catagory.
- (ie. translateing)
-
- Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer. Don't take my statements as fact,
- just opinion.
-
- Mike Gordon 99681084@uwwvax.uww.edu
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