Suggestion for compromise on Wizard's PDFs

[Obryn]

Piracy is boarding ships violently, and taking cargo and/or captives (potentially for ransom or resale). Piracy is an activity where lives are lost.

Infringement of Intellectual Property is not piracy.

I'm not really keen on getting into another semantic slapfight with you, RC, but simply put, illegal copying has been called "piracy" for a very long time now, and loaded or not, it's in the common lexicon and a mutually-understood term suitable for communication. You're a few decades late for this argument.

-O

 

[Raven Crowking]

I'm not really keen on getting into another semantic slapfight with you, RC, but simply put, illegal copying has been called "piracy" for a very long time now, and loaded or not, it's in the common lexicon and a mutually-understood term suitable for communication. You're a few decades late for this argument.

-O

Centuries, actually. The first use of the term piracy related to this sense was, what, 1602? 1603? Somewhere around that time, anyway.....as was the first criticism of "piracy" being used in that context.

However, one can only be "late for this argument" when it is done. And it will not be done until we stop using the term in this way.

(But you are free to refrain from slapfighting, of course.)



RC

 

[jaerdaph]

Actually, this should be a discussion of usage in context, not strict definition - the term "piracy" in these cases is usually used in phrases like "digital piracy", "software piracy" etc.

It's also about connotation. "Digital Piracy" vs. "Digital Emancipation", for example.

And none of these usages in context or connotation have any legal meaning, so it's all moot anyway.

And I don't really care.

 

[Raven Crowking]

Actually, this should be a discussion of usage in context, not strict definition - the term "piracy" in these cases is usually used in phrases like "digital piracy", "software piracy" etc.

It's also about connotation. "Digital Piracy" vs. "Digital Emancipation", for example.

And none of these usages in context or connotation have any legal meaning, so it's all moot anyway.

And I don't really care.

Durn. I just XPed you for deh funny, and now I can't XP you for deh smarts.




RC

 

[falcarrion]

Wizards realy need to take another look at releasing pdfs. With the tech thats coming out or already has, they are missing out. The fact that I can carry a kindle dx with 4th ed pdfs(which I purchased before being pulled), pathfinder core book pdf, and other third party pdfs is a great advantage. It stead of carring dozens of books all I need is the Kindle dx. I even have characters sheets on it. I can have any game system on it if it is in pdf format. This makes going to cons alot more fun. In the near future I can see gamers sitting around multitouch tables playing rpg games.
Lets say we are playing 4th ed. I could tap the players hand book on the table. Bringing it up, Look at what I need and send it back to the background.

 

[jaerdaph]

The fact that I can carry a kindle dx with 4th ed pdfs(which I purchased before being pulled), pathfinder core book pdf, and other third party pdfs is a great advantage.

Kindle does PDF now? Please tell me more...

 

[drothgery]

Kindle does PDF now? Please tell me more...

Last time I checked, the regular Kindle/Kindle 2 had an experimental PDF reader, while the larger (and more expensive) Kindle DX has a fully supported PDF reader.

 

[falcarrion]

The Kindle Dx has native pdf. I have had a few problems with some pdfs, but I found a way to fix them. I picked up a peice of software called pdf creator. By running any problem pdfs throuth it solves the problem. For instance, if you use the character builder to create a character all you can do is print it out. with this software it gives you the option to print it in a pdf file. then it loads perfectly on the Kindle Dx. I use Hero lab to create my character sheets. With this software you can create 3.5, 4th, and pathfinder character sheets as well as some other game systems, if you get the upgrades. This lets you create pdfs and print characters.

 

[pawsplay]

No, the argument isn't about what anyone is. It's that the act of downloading RPG PDFs from torrents/limewire/etc. is piracy.

-O

Fine. Then I shall simply point out that if one person has downloaded one RPG PDF from Torrent at any time to which they were legally entitled, you are wrong.

 

[jaerdaph]

Last time I checked, the regular Kindle/Kindle 2 had an experimental PDF reader, while the larger (and more expensive) Kindle DX has a fully supported PDF reader.

I like that the Kindle DX has a larger screen compared to older models, but at that price, it really should do color. Does anyone know how much actual memory storage there is for storing PDFs only - Amazon says 3,500 books, but that isn't really helpful since most books are mostly text.

After seeing this, I'm definitely interested in Kindle again, but I think I may wait until I can do full color and be able to read things like digital comic books.