Personally I think the EU goes too far when I'm not even allowed to access books on the internet where the author died more than 100 years ago. So I like it xD
The Americans are just as bad when it comes to intellectual property (70 years after the death of the author or 95 years after publication). By American copyright standards, you can read The Silmarillion for free around 2072.
The difference in approach (American companies suing and financially ruining a select few downloaders versus European lobbyists going attempting to block the distribution points) makes piracy slightly less convenient in Europe but the basis for the copyright problem was turned into a global problem at the Berne Convention.
Gutenberg.org was DNS blocked for a very long time. Now it's not DNS blocked anymore but I think it will detect your IP and restrict access for some books if you are in the EU.
Of course very easy to circumvent if you know s.th. about tech.
jeroenhd|10 days ago
The difference in approach (American companies suing and financially ruining a select few downloaders versus European lobbyists going attempting to block the distribution points) makes piracy slightly less convenient in Europe but the basis for the copyright problem was turned into a global problem at the Berne Convention.
RupertSalt|10 days ago
Actually I don't need to wait, because it's available immediately over the Internet in eBook format, with my library card.
There are also CDs, DVDs, and on-demand audio/video available with a library card.
I visited a library across town, and many sections were given over to video games for various popular console systems.
ruszki|10 days ago
randomNumber7|10 days ago
Of course very easy to circumvent if you know s.th. about tech.
anhner|10 days ago
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randomNumber7|10 days ago