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A legal scam
Nodaisho:
Weren't snuggies designed for people stuck in wheelchairs, so they could keep their upper body warm without having to bunch a blanket behind them all day?
a pack of wolves:
--- Quote from: Emaline on 15 Jul 2010, 15:19 ---I guess, I'm in the boat of "whatever. Good way to make money I guess. Nothing wrong with that."
Yeah, people are dumb if they buy it, but I could say them same for a snuggie.
--- End quote ---
Except the listings for these books on Amazon make no mention of the fact that they're just reprinted wikipedia articles. They just tell you the subject they're on.
And it's not just a good way to make money. It's deliberately using the work people put in to spread free information in order to make a profit, without recompensing people for their labour. It's good that wikipedia don't restrict the way that the information they provide can be used, that's good and proper, but that doesn't mean it's ethical to take advantage of that just because it's legal.
Emaline:
I'm on my phone now, so I can't double check this, but ifrc they do actually mention wiki on them. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I'm fairly certain that the websites linked even said they did.
negative creep:
Their parent publishing company is based in Saarbrücken. Do I need to say more?
öde:
I think this is hilarious, great, and inevitable. Kinda reminds me of the virtual companies used to control other companies in Accelerando. It does no harm because I doubt anyone will buy any of these books for a serious reason, I like the theories and architecture behind it though.
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