I’ve read several of the commentaries on Amazon’s change of plans concerning the ability of the Kindle 2 to read aloud the e-books that it holds. I can see both sides of the issue. As an author and a publisher, I’m well aware that the only way a writer can make a living in today’s… Continue reading Kindle 2 Audiobook Thoughts
Tag: Copyright
DRM vs Copyright
DRM. Forget what its intials mean. Who cares. What it is, is crystalized copyright. Back when I first dabbled with computers (IMSAI–I mean ancient), software was all hand-coded and freely exchanged among like-minded tinkerers. The only software you bought came from the kit manufacturers, and was really just another part like the power supply. But… Continue reading DRM vs Copyright
Filing with the Electronic Copyright Office
I’ve been filing copyright registrations on my stuff for decades now. At first there was the problem of tracking down a form (TX?) from the post office. And then things got better when you could download the forms as PDF’s from a web site. Still later, you could fill the PDF’s in electronically and print… Continue reading Filing with the Electronic Copyright Office