> OK, what if it were a play? You write a script. Someone buys a copy, feeds > it into their computer, and programs very convincing robots/androids to > perform the play in a theater down the street from the place where your play > is being performed by humans at half the price per ticket with marketing > touting the performance as nearly as the human one because of new programs > the robots are running. Oh, and the robot performance is just an extra > feature - the "main attraction" is the text of your play on display.
That's obviously disanalogous, and already covered by the case in which I put on the play myself. Amazon is not suggesting that they be allowed to play Kindle "readings" to audiences. Just as I can't play my netflix DVDs in the local theatre. The purchaser of the book will have it "read" for herself. If my home AI puts on a play for me alone I shouldn''t have to pay a second time. Just as if I act out the play at home or read it aloud myself I don't have to pay a second time. Oh, and my prediction was retroactively verified. The Guild: "Publishers certainly could contractually prohibit Amazon from adding audio functionality to its e-books without authorization, and Amazon could comply by adding a software tag that would prohibit its machine from creating an audio version of a book unless Amazon has acquired the appropriate rights." There you have it: add DRM to your book prohibiting it be readable by S-to-T software. And, of course, sue the S-to-T software companies next to force them to respect this DRM. I stand by my bitter conviction, and proclaim from the rooftops that THE AUTHOR GUILD LEADERS ARE IDIOTS if they pursue this. cd --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
