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Depressing!
Yoc:
Thanks Paw.
One is tempted to slip our URLs into the books on a random page like Marble River was doing. But we all hate watermarks don't we?
-Yoc
OtherEric:
If I may take a partially dissenting view... I don't really like seeing my scans for sale in various formats, either. But, what I'm sharing is public domain material. And I don't feel my work in scanning it is transformative, so the scans should be public domain as well. Not even CC licensed, flat out PD.
And I firmly believe in and support a strong public domain, and hate the various ways it has been weakened the past few decades. Seeing my scans for sale by third part is part of what the public domain is there for. As long as we also have the venues to distribute them for free as well, the system is working as intended and working well. And even if one part of the system annoys me in context... I'm glad it's there when I step back. A slight variant on "I may disagree with what you're saying but I support your right to say it."
JonTheScanner:
I agree with other Eric. There are probably close to 100 "books" of newspaper strip reprints listed on Amazon for sale by Kari Therrian and Israel Escamilla that are composed of scans distributed by me and others on dailydose
(https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dailydose/info)
There are even a few pages in which there is text printed upside down and in a light gray (on what is otherwise pure white so if you have the original png file you can easily erase) that you might find if you have a printed book -- assuming the "publishers" didn't notice first -- suggesting you join that group.
fett:
--- Quote from: Yoc on October 26, 2017, 07:08:47 PM ---Well said Capt.
I sure hope that Fett, one of the old guard scanners, reconsiders his idea and sticks with us!
-Yoc
--- End quote ---
sorry just heat of the moment post there, but I definitely need to think of some way to disuade/discourage profiteers in the future when it concerns rare/valuable books I buy then share here. I've got some My Little Margie almost finished that they can sell photocopies of all day long and it won't bother me. :)
rogera:
I also got the same situation and that was a little bit depressing...
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