Facebook sues libraries because they use the term "book"
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Hopefully the judge will toss the case and close the book on this matter.
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Yes, let us hope that nobody gets booked for such a silly charge.
Chris Maunder wrote:
Fixign now.
But who's fixing the fixign?
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Ok not really. But they're well on their way of becoming completely ridiculous (wait, they weren't already?) with all their suing of any website that dares to use "book" in the name. Latest target: priobook[^] Apparently it's a weird sort of diary (presumably that's where the "book" comes from) that keeps track of your priorities, or something like that.
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You think that's bad... It seems they filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against FriendFinder, since Facebook has a feature called the "Friend Finder"... Nevermind the fact that FriendFinder has been operating under that name since eight years before Facebook was even launched... I think Zuckerberg needs to fire his legal team...
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)I see Guardians of Xen is available for the Nook. Do you know how it got to that eBook format? Just curious, as I've seen eBooks for the Nook with typos that weren't in the print version. I wonder if the author gets a say in how they import the eBook (e.g., via an OCR scan, or via the original electronic source).
Chris Maunder wrote:
Fixign now.
But who's fixing the fixign?
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I see Guardians of Xen is available for the Nook. Do you know how it got to that eBook format? Just curious, as I've seen eBooks for the Nook with typos that weren't in the print version. I wonder if the author gets a say in how they import the eBook (e.g., via an OCR scan, or via the original electronic source).
Chris Maunder wrote:
Fixign now.
But who's fixing the fixign?
Yep... I have Guardians and Sentinels listed on SmashWords.com, and SmashWords has deals with Sony, B&N, Kobo, Diesel, and Apple (They're working on arranging things with Amazon)... So my novels are in the stores for all of those... ...except Sony... I specifically opted out of that one, as I've been boycotting Sony since the rootkit fiasco, and refuse to allow my novels to generate profits for them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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Yep... I have Guardians and Sentinels listed on SmashWords.com, and SmashWords has deals with Sony, B&N, Kobo, Diesel, and Apple (They're working on arranging things with Amazon)... So my novels are in the stores for all of those... ...except Sony... I specifically opted out of that one, as I've been boycotting Sony since the rootkit fiasco, and refuse to allow my novels to generate profits for them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Thanks, good to know.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
I specifically opted out of that one, as I've been boycotting Sony since the rootkit fiasco
:laugh: That's great. :thumbsup:
Chris Maunder wrote:
Fixign now.
But who's fixing the fixign?
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brings back memories of Tony the Tiger suing the Exxon tiger.. not even remotely connected, didn't look the same and both had been around for years. or how about the WWF(World Wildlife Federation or something of that nature) suing the WWF(now WWE) even though it had been the WWF (World Wrestling Federation)since I can remember. Like I would as a teenager confuse Hulk Hogan with some half extinct dang bird or something.
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.
.. or in the 1970's Granada TV from the UK suing Ford who were bringing out a new model called the Granada.
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brings back memories of Tony the Tiger suing the Exxon tiger.. not even remotely connected, didn't look the same and both had been around for years. or how about the WWF(World Wildlife Federation or something of that nature) suing the WWF(now WWE) even though it had been the WWF (World Wrestling Federation)since I can remember. Like I would as a teenager confuse Hulk Hogan with some half extinct dang bird or something.
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.
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Ok not really. But they're well on their way of becoming completely ridiculous (wait, they weren't already?) with all their suing of any website that dares to use "book" in the name. Latest target: priobook[^] Apparently it's a weird sort of diary (presumably that's where the "book" comes from) that keeps track of your priorities, or something like that.
Then they won't mind my new site 'myface.com'!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse