I have a new fleece. It's
an astro club one, and it is the first item of clothing I've had in
about twenty years which doesn't have an "X" in the size.
I'm feeling quite smug about that little fact.
As an avid blagger of
ebooks I read something
which made me think. Whilst I am adamant that I'd like to think
that I don't for one moment condone the open copyright theft which
has clearly taken place with some ebooks, I can't help but wonder if
actually I do. There's no denying that I have scoured the web looking
for free ebooks. And there's no denying that I've downloaded one or
two of them as well. Many of the free ones I've got are from book
sharing sites on which the authors freely acknowledge that their
books are free, or from Project Gutenberg where the books are also
free. Or the freebies from Amazon. As for the "dodgier"
websites - I've either downloaded books I already have paid out for
the paper version; working on the principle that I'm getting a known
quantity. Or I've downloaded books which are over twenty years old,
and could arguably be described as fair game.
Am I wrong in doing this?
How long does copyright last? How long should copyright last?
I suspect that if my
writing efforts take off I may well find myself changing my attitude
on the matter.
To work where I did my
bit. I mentioned that my phone texts on voice command, One of the
girls said that she has conversations with her phone. She
demonstrated by asking her phone if it was gay, and the phone
protested about being asked an inappropriate question.
I came home via
Sainsbury's where I spent a voucher I'd got. I could either use it
wisely, or I could get a bottle of port to fuel a drunken session
this coming weekend. I came out with two bottles of port. Perhaps a
cheaper brand than I might have bought, but in this new era of
austerity, that's how it is these days.
And being Tuesday I was
rather miffed. I missed the usual Tuesday gathering. Finishing in
Canterbury after 8pm meant I wouldn't have got to Folkestone until
nearly 9pm, and som wouldn't have climbed into my pit before
midnight. Which wouldn't be a good idea as I need to be setting off
before 7am tomorrow morning. Mind you, I never sleep anyway, so maybe
I should have Folkestone-ed after all...
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