bbarsh wrote: Libraries, schools, etc, don't distribute (they may loan, but not distribute). Archive all you want. I don't give a care. But I simply pointed out that distribution is the key with IP issues.
lokiwookie wrote:** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **There was a BIN at $50, I don't understand why the bidder didn't buy it...
bbarsh wrote: (rest of quote did not copy over)It is not legal to obtain a pdf copy of a product that you did not purchase. It is that simple. No speculation involved. Also, it is not legal to distribute pdf copies of an item that you do not own, or have distribution rights. Again, no speculation involved.Owning a copy of X1 does not give the owner the right to obtain a pdf copy of X1 from the internet unless it is purchased/obtained from the IP holder or distributor of X1. No speculation there either. I am not an expert on "personal" use. I really could care less what you do with your copy of the legally obtained X1 in the confines of your home. Nobody does. Make a thousand copies and wall paper your house. But just don't supply your friend, or anyone else, with copies so they can wall paper their house. That is the line in the sand.I know this does not anwer specifically the question about what can a person do to "back up" their purchased products. But I really don't care. Sort of like making a cassette tape of that old lp. Whatever.
sauromatian wrote:Distribution is covered under § 108, including "deposit for research use in another library or archives." Surely a wargamer must remember what happened to the library at Alexandria, & the strategic need to protect against the possibility of invading hordes of barbarians.
tiro wrote:Seriously, there was a $50 BIN on this?
lokiwookie wrote:Yes, I hesitated, but since I already own this stuff, I decided to let another one get the chance to have it for a fair price. Finally, he won't...
Gnat the Beggar wrote:** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **An example of an item that had a BIN that should have been tapped.Starting price was $59.99 and the Bin was $79.99 IIRCIt is at $81 now with 1 day 11 hours left for higher bids.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Umm....so why didnt you "tap" it? You are the first bidder after all.
tiro wrote:Maybe just expressing regret?
Gnat the Beggar wrote:Snarky comments brushed aside...This...
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grodog wrote:I haven't seen this version of the cover before (although it is documented on yog-sothoth.com): anyone know more about it? The version I have is the plain jane black and white cover with horizontal lines.
TheHistorian wrote:No, but if you let someone with no copy (me) win, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
TheHistorian wrote:The only thing I can guess is that the one you have is a later version, because it has a higher price. Y-S notes a version up to 1.4d existing; that would seem to imply four printings. Does yours have a notation of that sort?