ilia’s Comments

• Dec 11th, 2009 @ 6:38am

  At least some suport...

  on Book Publishers Starting To Delay eBook Releases -- Taking Bad Ideas From Hollywood
  It is good to see that Amazon has the right idea about this.
  As one of the largest ebook sellers out there, I am surprised they have no say in the mater...
• Nov 25th, 2009 @ 6:29pm

  (untitled comment)

  on UK Police Arresting People Just To Add To DNA Database?
  It's Big Brother with bad teeth!
• Nov 24th, 2009 @ 3:19pm

  Re:

  on Jury Says Fictional Character Can Be Libelous
  My thoughts exactly!
  People need to learn that suing can't get content to "disappear" , it does the exact opposite.
  
  Known now as "Streisand effect" XD
  
  $100,000 vs. ruined reputation and no employment prospects...
  + most of the money is probably in the lawyers pockets.
  
  The character did not have her name, so if she just kept quiet no one would have known.
• Nov 24th, 2009 @ 1:26pm

  Re: Re: Time for authors to get creative...

  on Publishers Getting The Wrong Message Over eBook Piracy
  Not cool
• Nov 24th, 2009 @ 12:51pm

  Re:

  on Publishers Getting The Wrong Message Over eBook Piracy
  Take a look at:
  www.teleread.org/2009/08/13/adobe-drmed-epub-isnt-an-open-standard-will-nyt-distinguish-between-nonp roprietary-and-common
  especially
  "The bottom line is that, yes, for all purposes at the consumer level, Adobe-DRMed ePub is a proprietary format. If Adobe wants to raise the price of its DRM or pull other tricks, will anything get in the way? Maybe. But if so, where’s the public assurance that Adobe won’t pull fast ones in the future, especially against Amazon/Stanza? Anything promised legally? Or just informal statements to the press?"
• Nov 24th, 2009 @ 12:44pm

  Re: Re: Ridiculous, of course.

  on Microsoft Tries To Silence Revelation Of Bing Cashback Flaws; Leads To Revelation Of Other Problems
  Hi all, just created this account :)
  
  I very much like this site, and it does a good job of presenting and discussing info.
  
  (Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this :P)
  
  Regards,
  Ilia