Law in the Internet Society

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 Harry Potter ebooks have been delayed for several years, but it is claimed that the series is among the most pirated ebooks on the internet. The delay of the ebook series is shocking given that the books are credited with encouraging literacy and creating a community of readers. Fear of piracy, that was ultimately unpreventable, delayed the spread of knowledge. This is what makes the mistakes of the music industry less forgivable the second time around. Fortunately, the internet society does not accept unconvincing legal compromises and does not wait for legal change - it forces the democratization of knowledge when others will not.
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So do you believe that the Google Digitalization Project would contribute to the net benefit of society by making these texts available in electronic form, albeit controlled by a corporate entity? As Eben points out in class, with enough grass roots support, a book digitalization project could be done by decentralized individuals. Is relying on Google ethical?

-- AaronChan - 30 Oct 2011


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