[LMB] AKICOT:L Usenet for a Dummy?

[Mark Allums]

James M. BRYANT G4CLF wrote:
> Katrina Knight enquires:-
> 
>  >What is it that you want to use it for?
> 
> I wish to convert some of my library to
> electronic media.
> 
> Many of the books I should like to convert
> are neither available nor out of copyright.
> 
> But some of them are available on Usenet.
> 
> Since I have paid my royalties on the paper
> copy - and could scan it if I had the time -
> I have no moral scruples about acquiring an
> electronic copy with less effort.
> 
> James
> 

I'm a little uneasy with the rationale that just because the author has 
been paid once, that makes it okay to copy his work.  But there are lots 
of places to find such things beside Usenet.  http://www.scribd.com/ is 
one.  Scribd may not be the best place to look, anymore, since they 
cleaned up their act a bit during the SFWA debacle.  There are other 
places.  Just keep your OS and web browser patched, in case you run into 
an evil site that attempts a malware exploit.



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Mark Allums