And yet, no one quibbles when Identity Theft is called "Theft". An identity is also intangible and can be shared thousands of times online. In many cases,...
Rowena, That is a great point. I think one can certainly also say that identity is a possession, for it most certainly belongs to an individual, even though...
Tangibility isn't the defining feature here. Non-rivalrousness is. Personal identity is by its nature a rivalrous good, where if you use mine it makes me...
... Hullo Bryce, Good to see you are still about to split hairs. I think you are confusing personal identity with the trappings of personal identity in the...
Joseph, "Copyright infringement" isn't the same as theft. "Identity theft" isn't the same as real theft (regardless of whether people object to the term). ...
Bryce, There is a division here that you are not seeing. That is between the moral issues and the laws of the community. In moral terms 'theft' is taking what...
I agree with Joseph, almost without exception. I will add a few things here. Coming from a background in accounting, the idea of a “name/trademark/service...
This report was interesting--thanks. As a "power patron" who spends probably too much $$$ on media and who never forgets to vote, it seems accurate to me. Beth...
... is just an unskilled attempt at viral marketing. Identical or very similar messages have been posted to several web-based forums. Rather than clutter...
... Deleting the "viral spam" message is fine with me, but I'm not that concerned about it. I just wanted to let people know that the message asking about...
Hello all:Â In March, I wrote a blog about my experience with KDP Select, which was a nice success for me. The second time around? Not so much. I explain what...
I haven't bothered with it. KDP Select has become far too crowded. Ed Ed Howdershelt - Abintra Press Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction http://www.AbintraPress.com...
I highly recommend this free ebook by Dan Poynter. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VXL7M4 <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VXL7M4> If you do not have a Kindle, you...
According to its header, that note was posted to the group around 4PM. It didn't reach my Yahoo mailbox until 11:54PM. Where was it all that time? Ed...
Ed I sent the announcement of the Freebie to the groups late Friday, the 4th, assuming that subscribers on digest would read it on the 5th. Books: Tips,...
Struggling Tesco To Take On Amazon ... Tesco is to report its lowest rate of profit growth for seven years as it unveils a strategy to revamp its UK business...
[At first I thought a real regional lock-up problem ahead. But it seems to be only about Apple serfdom.] Why E-books Will Soon Be Obsolete ... and no, it's not...
Kobo And WHSmith To Launch 100 New Kobo Experiential Shops http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-40235 Microsoft Invests In Barnes And Noble's Nook E-books ......
The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules ... Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must all prevent their users from...
1/3 Of Brits Now Own An Ebook Reader ... But 38% aren't interested in them at all http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-40358 -- Happy is the man who escapes...
... I was going to write more about this item. In particular, it has a fatal flaw in the middle, where it asks: "Why then, in the case of e-books, does the...
What are you using for your for e-book royalty rate? We're being asked for 15% of list or 25% of net. (Not even sure how you calculate net.) If the DOJ suit...
Indie press is usually higher than that. I consider 30% of net rock bottom, and the publisher better be proven a high seller for me to even consider that low....
