Comments on: Dewey Decimal Who? http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/10/19/dewey-decimal-who/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed E59.1405, The Media, Culture, and Communications Department at the Steinhardt School of Education at NYU Fri, 18 May 2012 19:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tiffany http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/10/19/dewey-decimal-who/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Tiffany Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:11:24 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/?p=428#comment-77 When I first read your post, I was extremely excited at the proposition of getting best-selling novels for free without having to wait for another person to return the book I wanted to the library or adding my name to a waiting list that is months long. However, much to my surprise, I was shocked that the Times article states that the same constraints I hated about my town's public library growing up apply to the digital copies; only one book can be taken out at a time and patrons must wait in line for the most popular reads. Here, again, we can find a new market that cannot seem to divorce itself from its parent sales model. Though copyright holders might throw a fit, at least at first, it seems entirely possible to come up with a paradigm in which libraries pay more for an e-book, perhaps through nominal licensing fees for each download or some sort of subscription service, as the article suggest, which would allow multiple readers to check a book out at the same time. As Robert Boynton illustrates in "The Tyranny of Copyright" through a comparison of the record and phone service industry, people are willing to pay more for a technology that allows them more immediate interaction. Hence, I believe that many individuals, rightfully tired of waiting for books in the age of NetFlix, iTunes, and instant media gratification, might be willing to pay a small yearly membership fee to public libraries to offset any costs of e-books services not covered by their tax dollars. When I first read your post, I was extremely excited at the proposition of getting best-selling novels for free without having to wait for another person to return the book I wanted to the library or adding my name to a waiting list that is months long. However, much to my surprise, I was shocked that the Times article states that the same constraints I hated about my town’s public library growing up apply to the digital copies; only one book can be taken out at a time and patrons must wait in line for the most popular reads. Here, again, we can find a new market that cannot seem to divorce itself from its parent sales model. Though copyright holders might throw a fit, at least at first, it seems entirely possible to come up with a paradigm in which libraries pay more for an e-book, perhaps through nominal licensing fees for each download or some sort of subscription service, as the article suggest, which would allow multiple readers to check a book out at the same time. As Robert Boynton illustrates in “The Tyranny of Copyright” through a comparison of the record and phone service industry, people are willing to pay more for a technology that allows them more immediate interaction. Hence, I believe that many individuals, rightfully tired of waiting for books in the age of NetFlix, iTunes, and instant media gratification, might be willing to pay a small yearly membership fee to public libraries to offset any costs of e-books services not covered by their tax dollars.

]]> By: Caroline http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/10/19/dewey-decimal-who/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Caroline Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:13:16 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/?p=428#comment-75 I always thought that it was interesting that you can "borrow" an electronic medium, like you can rent movies on iTunes and now you can check out e-books... at least there are no late fees because they take it away from you on time! Is that not an invasion of privacy? Consequently, unlike hard copies, there's that disadvantage of not being able to sell back your copy. Anyway, schools have had the option of digital copies of textbooks for a while now. I remember my first digital textbook in high school and my teacher just copied it from his digital teacher's edition for free, as long as I gave him a blank dvd. Is copying discs of a textbook the same as photocopying a hard copy and therefore fall under fair use? Could you say that about other books, or specifically "educational" ones? I always thought that it was interesting that you can “borrow” an electronic medium, like you can rent movies on iTunes and now you can check out e-books… at least there are no late fees because they take it away from you on time! Is that not an invasion of privacy? Consequently, unlike hard copies, there’s that disadvantage of not being able to sell back your copy.

Anyway, schools have had the option of digital copies of textbooks for a while now. I remember my first digital textbook in high school and my teacher just copied it from his digital teacher’s edition for free, as long as I gave him a blank dvd. Is copying discs of a textbook the same as photocopying a hard copy and therefore fall under fair use? Could you say that about other books, or specifically “educational” ones?

]]> By: zukase http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/10/19/dewey-decimal-who/comment-page-1/#comment-72 zukase Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:08:45 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/?p=428#comment-72 This is pretty interesting, one thing I know for sure is I want one of those tablets, badly, but probably the second or third generation ones. This is pretty interesting, one thing I know for sure is I want one of those tablets, badly, but probably the second or third generation ones.

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