RE: Re: [DDN] Intellectual Property Rights

2005-10-14 Thread Barbara COMBES
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 14 October 2005 4:28 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussiongroup; The Digital Divide Network discussiongroup Subject: Re: Re: [DDN] Intellectual Property Rights I agree with you on almost everything you say, Claude

Re: RE: [DDN] Intellectual Property Rights

2005-10-13 Thread sarahblackmun
Sharon, I think you're exactly right. Books and journals sold in digital, downloadable form could be priced without the cost of paper, printing, binding, and distribution, and probably with a smaller discount to the retailer. And authors could get royalties, and publishers could receive a

Re: Re: [DDN] Intellectual Property Rights

2005-10-13 Thread sarahblackmun
I agree with you on almost everything you say, Claude. The exception is the possible suggestion -- I'm not sure you mean to say this -- that because print piracy has such a long history, we should be grateful that digital piracy is less threatening Just the fact that Yahoo and Google