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'Winston Smith' Speaks Out On MS Reader Convertor

Posted by timothy on from the gotta-read-on-my-zaurus dept.

David H. Rothman writes "'Winston Smith,' an unemployed American high school dropout self-named after 1984's hero, told my TeleRead.org site why he and buddies turned out Convert Lit to crack the Microsoft Reader e-book format. Winston makes clear he is pro-fair use and anti-piracy. Alas, new DMCAish legal restrictions in the United Kingdom will force the Dan Jackson Software site to shut off the Convert Lit downloading later this month. Just as in the States, free speech and fair use apparently matter less in the UK these days than they used to. According to Dan Jackson, Winston 'is indeed the real author of Convert LIT.' Meanwhile, if you're in a country without DMCAish thuggery and can host Dan at a new location, email him ASAP."

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  1. Not.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post!

  2. Because I hate you, Trebek! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Go away.

  3. Viddy well mein Fraulein by Jamal+von+Bismarck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hostin' some file called "clit15.zip" on ya PC might get y'all some mo' problems tho ;)

    1. Re:Viddy well mein Fraulein by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Well, here is what I have to say to you and here is what you are left with:
      To upgrade the firmware, locate the upgrade file on the local hard drive with the Browse button. Once you have found the file to be used, click the Apply button below to start the firmware upgrade.

      If required by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) select this option to configure the device with the static IP Address information. Enter in the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS (domain name server) address(es) provided to you by your ISP. Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which are four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.

    2. Re:Viddy well mein Fraulein by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      How 'bout free caps in your ass, biatch ?

  4. PYRAMID TROLL SCHEME!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do you want good luck to follow you and your offspring for geneations to come? This troll has the solution for you...

    All you have to do is copy this troll onto two to four of the discussion threads of your choice! That's right! Just copy this into a new message and click "post anonymously." That's all there is to it! Taco is an ass.

    Tired of that idiot talking about geek culture! Stick one of these babies on it! And it's good for the economy!

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    So if you want to get the fruit basket and not get poked in the bread basket, just copy this troll onto two of the discussions threads of your choice. We could have this place blanketed by sundown!

  5. Convert Lit --- clit by mphase · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am the clit commander!

    --
    vampirical