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Rights of the Reader Digital Book
The ebooks were not made to be hidden as the lost city of Atlantis, buried and the treasures of Monte Cristo or to be stored in secret vaults and not be seen again. Still, it seems that some people do not understand. Our Information Age offers many challenges for all those involved in digital books, including readers, authors and publishers.
Unfortunately, in seeking to ensure its content many publishers are cutting the rights of readers and limiting the functionality of their books. How? Using DRM (Digital Rights Management), a lot of methods that the industry uses to reduce the chances of copying and piracy, although it is said that piracy does not exist, but have their "side effects" that usually affect only consumers.
Trying to make a little awareness about the reality of the DRM in ebooks has emerged page Readers Bill of Rights, developed by the librarian and technologist Alycia Sellier Matthew Goins. They then presented their ideas about DRM and how it affects the readers of ebooks, offering alternatives to these methods of control and encourage readers to defend their right to read.
It is by reason of the latter that they have drafted the Declaration of the Rights eBook Reader, a series of guidelines that can be consulted before buying an electronic book or e-reader. The statement embodies in its simplicity the needs of readers. I leave then.
Declaration of the Rights eBook Reader
1. Ability to retain, store and transfer the materials purchased
2. Ability to create a paper copy of the entire product
3. Digital books must be in an open format (for example, could read a computer, not just a device)
4. Choice of hardware to access the books (for example, in 3 years, when the device no longer serves, it still can read the book in another hardware regardless of manufacturer)
5. The reader's information should be private (your data will not be stored, sold or traded)
As we see, when we use the traditional printed material we already have these rights protected, so it is logical to expect that we will not be denied solely because of changing the way we read.
The issue is important for everyone, because even though we love those books we print, we will sooner or later the need to use one address and it is important to maintain our security as readers. If you want to keep the discussion on Twitter you can follow or follow @ readersrights hashtag # readersrights. If users are not those who defend our rights who will do it for us?
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Roberto Gomez Bolanos: The post you deserve
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The ebooks were not made to be hidden as the lost city of Atlantis, buried and the treasures of Monte Cristo or to be stored in secret vaults and not be seen again. Still, it seems that some people do not understand. Our Information Age offers many challenges for all those involved in digital books, including readers, authors and publishers.
Unfortunately, in seeking to ensure its content many publishers are cutting the rights of readers and limiting the functionality of their books. How? Using DRM (Digital Rights Management), a lot of methods that the industry uses to reduce the chances of copying and piracy, although it is said that piracy does not exist, but have their "side effects" that usually affect only consumers.
Trying to make a little awareness about the reality of the DRM in ebooks has emerged page Readers Bill of Rights, developed by the librarian and technologist Alycia Sellier Matthew Goins. They then presented their ideas about DRM and how it affects the readers of ebooks, offering alternatives to these methods of control and encourage readers to defend their right to read.
It is by reason of the latter that they have drafted the Declaration of the Rights eBook Reader, a series of guidelines that can be consulted before buying an electronic book or e-reader. The statement embodies in its simplicity the needs of readers. I leave then.
Declaration of the Rights eBook Reader
1. Ability to retain, store and transfer the materials purchased
2. Ability to create a paper copy of the entire product
3. Digital books must be in an open format (for example, could read a computer, not just a device)
4. Choice of hardware to access the books (for example, in 3 years, when the device no longer serves, it still can read the book in another hardware regardless of manufacturer)
5. The reader's information should be private (your data will not be stored, sold or traded)
As we see, when we use the traditional printed material we already have these rights protected, so it is logical to expect that we will not be denied solely because of changing the way we read.
The issue is important for everyone, because even though we love those books we print, we will sooner or later the need to use one address and it is important to maintain our security as readers. If you want to keep the discussion on Twitter you can follow or follow @ readersrights hashtag # readersrights. If users are not those who defend our rights who will do it for us?
Source
Roberto Gomez Bolanos: The post you deserve
We want to hear great music? ... Enter!
