Re: electronic copy of "Programming in Lua, Second Edition" textbook on the net

[Will Metcalf <william.metcalf@...>]

> and if there was an electronic version on sale, I would long
> have bought it.

You can buy an electronic copy of this book.

http://store.feistyduck.com/products/programming-in-lua

Regards,

Will

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Marc Balmer <marc@msys.ch> wrote:
> Am 18.07.11 15:04, schrieb Vadim Peretokin:
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>> That's rather distasteful.
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> This is a sidenote only.
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> Since many of you are coming to Switzerland later this year, let me
> explain you an interesting facet of Swiss law.  In Switzerland,
> downloads are legal.  We can legally download movies, musics, or in this
> case books, that someone puts online.  It does not matter if the
> publication itself was legal.  The pure act of downloading a copyrighted
> work is legal here.
>
> Of course, publishing of such work is prohibited.  But we are allowed to
> shared content of any matter with friends and family.
>
> What is the conclusion?  I have now legally obtained an electronic copy
> of a book I already bought four or five times in print (for myself, my
> company, for friends etc.) and I admit that this comes in as a handy
> reference for my personal use.  I have no intent to circulate this file,
> of course, and if there was an electronic version on sale, I would long
> have bought it.
>
> So, distasteful or not, in some legislations, downloading the file in
> question is perfectly legal.
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