if I were an author, I would like to release my works after say 5-10 years into PD in the hope of increasing hits to my website and get free advertising
Based on the comment, I'd say you're not an author. Writing is a tough market and outside of journalists, only a handful of writers can make a living writing. When there's money involved, you don't turn your back on it and you deal with the terms you are given. You can write the great American novel, the greatest novel ever written and not be able to sell it. The best works in the world remain unpublished. If you are lucky enough to get an offer for the book, you (or your agent) wouldn't be able to get terms that put the work in the PD after 5-10 years. Right or wrong, that's the way it is.
using something I probably can't sell anyway
Tell the Tolkien estate that... tell Hubert Selby that, hell tell Stephen King that, and they'll all laugh.
Consider what happened in the software world. Lot of people wanted to share their code, but for things really took off only due to the ease of adopting the GPL
Again writing is a tough market, it isn't like writing software. If you can write C or C++ well, you have a job and make a good living. Most writing is done by writers after they finish their day job.
The only way you retain or get your copyright back is by publishing in small independents that pay in copies. Speaking as an author, I'd kill to get a fat book deal, even if it means giving up a good portion of my rights. I don't know if there is a good way to solve the problem without burning the author, but that's the way it is. I suppose, as a writer, I could tell a publisher that I wanted digital rights after a period of x years, but that doesn't really solve the problem. Besides, what if I don't want my work in the PD? It is my work after all and should be my choice.
What would you do? What caliber would you use?
I think the real questions are: Would you cut them up into little pieces? Play in their guts? Eat them (Spam being pretty good food and all)? And finally, do you think there's a court who would convict you?
The Department of Homeland Security has quickly begun to erode your rights. Next thing you know, they'll be measuring the amount of methane gas you expell after a trip to Taco Bell. Those who expell too much will be considered a threat to National Security and incarcerated without legal representation.
Wake up you sheep!
When the going gets tough, the average get conservative - Henry Rollins
When has the law meant anything to Microsoft? They do what they want and when they get caught they just tie it up in the courts for years until the technology is no longer useful to them, or they have found a way to purchase it.
(...and maybe there's a reason I'm not aware of). The answer is obvious VMWare. Although it costs a couple hundred bucks, you can operate in a *nix environment and open Windoze as needed. I have friends that run VMWare who tell me that Windoze actually runs better under VMWare than stand alone. Weird. Just my two cents.
I think I know what happened to all of the Aurther Anderson accountants, they've gone to work for the record companies who are making good use of their accounting talents.:^)
Soon, the RIAA/MPAA will be sending letters to every household in America ordering them to cease and desist. Ever since this war on consumers began, I have been boycotting products (CD's, DVD's and movies) from these organizations. In the past 18 months I have probably saved upwards of $2000. Now, if I could just get a million people to join me for the next couple of years...
I just got a cease and desist from the RIAA for singing along to the radio in my car! Now they want $15 million dollars in royalties for all the songs I've sung over the years -- turns out I am the reason their record sales have slumped!
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Just imagine what would happen if Microsoft got involved.
Just asking. Qantel is an ancient MRP system that uses qbasic for its programs. It's what I do.
Qantel? Off topic...just curious as there are so few of us left.
Based on the comment, I'd say you're not an author. Writing is a tough market and outside of journalists, only a handful of writers can make a living writing. When there's money involved, you don't turn your back on it and you deal with the terms you are given. You can write the great American novel, the greatest novel ever written and not be able to sell it. The best works in the world remain unpublished. If you are lucky enough to get an offer for the book, you (or your agent) wouldn't be able to get terms that put the work in the PD after 5-10 years. Right or wrong, that's the way it is.
using something I probably can't sell anyway
Tell the Tolkien estate that... tell Hubert Selby that, hell tell Stephen King that, and they'll all laugh.
Consider what happened in the software world. Lot of people wanted to share their code, but for things really took off only due to the ease of adopting the GPL
Again writing is a tough market, it isn't like writing software. If you can write C or C++ well, you have a job and make a good living. Most writing is done by writers after they finish their day job.
The only way you retain or get your copyright back is by publishing in small independents that pay in copies. Speaking as an author, I'd kill to get a fat book deal, even if it means giving up a good portion of my rights. I don't know if there is a good way to solve the problem without burning the author, but that's the way it is. I suppose, as a writer, I could tell a publisher that I wanted digital rights after a period of x years, but that doesn't really solve the problem. Besides, what if I don't want my work in the PD? It is my work after all and should be my choice.
What would you do? What caliber would you use?
I think the real questions are: Would you cut them up into little pieces? Play in their guts? Eat them (Spam being pretty good food and all)? And finally, do you think there's a court who would convict you?
The Department of Homeland Security has quickly begun to erode your rights. Next thing you know, they'll be measuring the amount of methane gas you expell after a trip to Taco Bell. Those who expell too much will be considered a threat to National Security and incarcerated without legal representation.
Wake up you sheep!
When the going gets tough, the average get conservative - Henry Rollins
In Post 9/11 America television watches YOU!
When has the law meant anything to Microsoft? They do what they want and when they get caught they just tie it up in the courts for years until the technology is no longer useful to them, or they have found a way to purchase it.
Maybe there should be a virtual punishment to go with the virtual crime, like being placed on Comcast's crappy network.
(...and maybe there's a reason I'm not aware of). The answer is obvious VMWare. Although it costs a couple hundred bucks, you can operate in a *nix environment and open Windoze as needed. I have friends that run VMWare who tell me that Windoze actually runs better under VMWare than stand alone. Weird. Just my two cents.
I think I know what happened to all of the Aurther Anderson accountants, they've gone to work for the record companies who are making good use of their accounting talents. :^)
I don't know who told you Rollins was over 6 foot tall, but they lied to you. I met the guy and he goes 5'7", 5'8" tops.
Soon, the RIAA/MPAA will be sending letters to every household in America ordering them to cease and desist. Ever since this war on consumers began, I have been boycotting products (CD's, DVD's and movies) from these organizations. In the past 18 months I have probably saved upwards of $2000. Now, if I could just get a million people to join me for the next couple of years...
I just got a cease and desist from the RIAA for singing along to the radio in my car! Now they want $15 million dollars in royalties for all the songs I've sung over the years -- turns out I am the reason their record sales have slumped!