{"id":1328,"date":"2008-08-16T02:44:56","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T02:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2008-08-16T02:49:19","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T02:49:19","slug":"bit-torrent-encourages-new-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/16\/bit-torrent-encourages-new-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Bit Torrent Encourages New Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

First it was copied music and now copied textbooks. The NY Times<\/a>\u00a0describes how students are now sharing pdfs of textbooks. The article describes a student who scans and distributes an organic chemistry book.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a prof. and also an author, this disturbs me. Textbook companies have resisted moving their content to a digital format because they are convinced it will be ripped off. News like this will certainly not encourage a shift to a more cost-effective and flexible format.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On a similar theme<\/a>, it appears a site is trying to generate traffic by offering to serve as a repository for magazines scanned and submitted by “readers”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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First it was copied music and now copied textbooks. The NY Times\u00a0describes how students are now sharing pdfs of textbooks. The article describes a student who scans and distributes an organic chemistry book.\u00a0 As a prof. and also an author, this disturbs me. Textbook companies have resisted moving their content to a digital format because … Continue reading Bit Torrent Encourages New Abuse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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