tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3295019385007955554..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: French government to seize copyright on out-of-print books published before 2001Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-35797226708015557952013-05-29T18:36:56.543+00:002013-05-29T18:36:56.543+00:00Hard to believe some of the comments that I am rea...Hard to believe some of the comments that I am reading here. If anyone outside of government tried to do what the French government is doing they would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and they would lose. In other words it is legalized plunder, and should not be tolerated under any circumstances. <br /><br />Adam is correct it is a cash grab. It is a cash grab because the French government has been overtaxing everyone. In some instances certain French citizens have been taxed over 100% of their income! <br /><br />http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-france-tax-idUSBRE94H0AX20130518<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-22923114906029777462013-05-27T23:43:49.185+00:002013-05-27T23:43:49.185+00:00While the implementation should be more flexible (...While the implementation should be more flexible (longer warning period, targetting older books), I like the principle.<br /><br />I don't think the government is getting any money from it; the publishers, on the other hand, probably benefit from this.<br /><br />Also, it is possible to withdraw from the database after the 6 months have elapsed. I'm not sure what the legal situation would be (whether the rights would still be granted for the whole 10 years or not; I'm not a lawyer!).<br /><br />While writers should indeed react, over-dramatization is counterproductive IMO.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-42508691027340545112013-05-27T13:58:39.754+00:002013-05-27T13:58:39.754+00:00How is a book going out of print in one country &#...How is a book going out of print in one country 'abandoning it'? It's not in the author's remit or power to make such decisions, and if the book is not selling the French publisher will not waste money on keeping it on shelves instead of newer, potentially more successful books. Ebooks, of course, are a different matter.<br /><br />This is a simple cash-grab by a government desperate to raise funds by any means necessary.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-19365877564278946502013-05-27T13:42:17.041+00:002013-05-27T13:42:17.041+00:00I'm fine with it. Just as with any physical pr...I'm fine with it. Just as with any physical property, if you abandon anything you should lose your rights to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47714781079181345402013-05-27T11:31:51.530+00:002013-05-27T11:31:51.530+00:00Well, this has disturbing ramifications. 2001? The...Well, this has disturbing ramifications. 2001? They didn't think that was too close to today's date? Especially since copyright can easily be renewed on things, you'd think that they'd check to make sure the copyright had indeed expired and not been renewed before they started digitizing everything, instead of making the copyright holders track everything down themselves. How is this anything but semi-sanctioned piracy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-88398875998764640382013-05-26T18:00:54.280+00:002013-05-26T18:00:54.280+00:00Oh my god that's terrible..Oh my god that's terrible.. Hannah @ Once Upon A Timehttp://onceuponatime.jaedia.net/noreply@blogger.com