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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 22:16:57 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDMavoidspam.ORG
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Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote:
> user participation occurs at a different rate for Todd than for a novelist.
> Further, since electronic novels _would_ be copied and distributed freely, and
> Lugnet has not been, you must recognize that any author who distributed his
It's interesting though. A lot of us here certainly would have the technical
ability to copy and redistribute lugnet -- it's not that much harder than
copying an electronic novel would be.
But, there are other things that might be better examples. Open source
software, for one. Still protected by copyright, of course, but freely
distributable. And people are certainly making money from it.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) Another reason no one's done it is that there's no point--Lugnet's value isn't as static repository of ideas but as a living forum for exchange of those ideas. A novel is different, since it's written once and then it's done--downloading the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No, we wouldn't, and yes, it would be. Only a snapshot is easy to make. Copying the entire underlying structure of dynamical pages would not be trivial, but not hard either (since Todd speaks of it fairly freely, and much material is (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I disagree technically. It's almost impossible to make something available to the general public yet block copying it. But I conceed that there _is_ an essential difference between LUGnet and a book -- the dynamic interaction you mention, plus (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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| (...) I understand your assertion, and I still assert that it has little reference to reality. Your analogy with Lugnet is likewise still flawed. (...) Okay, then, how much money has Todd made on Lugnet? Enough to support himself with no other (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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