Theft

[threemonkeys]

It is Monday morning. In fact, here it is the Monday morning after daylight saving kicks in. Everything is running a bit slowly. Caffeine does not seem to do the trick.

So how about something to make the blood boil. Have a read of this article by Brian Edwards in which he argues that public libraries are a form of theft.

Before you ask, yes he is serious. Are you awake now?

Comments

[factioncat]

People who upload files usually bought the original (or obtained it from a legal broadcast), and the downloaded copies are often discarded after consumption rather than kept indefinitely. Is there really that much difference between serial and parallel lending, when the technology makes parallel possible? Selling copies is another matter.

[threemonkeys]

I guess I'm not in a good position to argue, given my attitude towards downloads.