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I wonder if the BMPHs (Big Medieval Publishing Houses) published any stats on how effective the curses were at deterring theft.
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This entire thread has been a non sequitur since the original article concerned attempting to prevent theft of physical books rather than preventing copying of Imaginary Property.
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Theft of a physical tome did not equate to a lost soul.
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Possibly. Didn't really think about it. I was just riffing on the juxtaposition of current DRM/piracy sentiments with their possible medieval counterparts (with a dollop of word-play thrown in for good measure).
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Probably the same era as these two gentlemen.
(supposed t be Introducing the book in English. drat). Last edited by crich70; 07-28-2015 at 05:08 PM. |
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This gives me an idea for a Kickstarter campaign.
A Bluetooth locator device for your soul. If your soul ever goes wandering, you can find it again. Also, when your soul does depart this world for good, you can set it up to automatically lock your mobile phone. |
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I'm afraid the copyright holder has an eternal renewal on it murg. Otherwise I imagine Steve Jobs would have bought the rights.
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In the days before the printing press, copying books by hand was the done thing. That was the way most students came by their textbooks. It was a lot more work for the reader, but they didn't have to worry about no intellectual property rights.
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Back then a large library was a sign of wealth as well. One french king (I think Louis 14th) had a large library of 24 books.
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I thought the fact that probably 90% of the population in the Middle Ages could not read would be a pretty effective form of DRM.
But I guess those massive manuscripts make effective fire lighters or worse for the average serf. Last edited by sabredog; 07-29-2015 at 03:28 AM. Reason: typo |
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