tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post3641087584137468627..comments2024-01-14T03:48:26.232-08:00Comments on Community Media - Interactive World: How to 'republish' free material from Wikipedia IS a Corporate ScandalDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-33057637094549366242022-07-27T13:02:45.314-07:002022-07-27T13:02:45.314-07:00Thoughtful blog you have hereThoughtful blog you have hereSpring Furniture Assemblyhttps://www.assembly-furniture.com/us/furniture-installation-texas/spring-furniture-assembly.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-46337003058002918862012-12-18T09:57:54.599-08:002012-12-18T09:57:54.599-08:00Yes, it was so UNETHICAL that Amazon and other onl...Yes, it was so UNETHICAL that Amazon and other online retailers have stopped directly selling some 550,000 VDM 'books' ! A victory then?Dr Ian McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-46728306951830082222012-12-18T07:32:41.242-08:002012-12-18T07:32:41.242-08:00What they are doing may be unethical, but it is 10...What they are doing may be unethical, but it is 100% legal per the creative commons licence used on Wikipedia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096051664872060504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-19057057540227745382012-07-16T07:12:11.527-07:002012-07-16T07:12:11.527-07:00No. I was wrong. They're at it again. 700+ wik...No. I was wrong. They're at it again. 700+ wikipedia reprints now appearing as though published by CIV.Dr Ian McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-59358375477653067022012-04-26T09:36:59.950-07:002012-04-26T09:36:59.950-07:00Amazon appears to have stopped directly selling so...Amazon appears to have stopped directly selling some 550,000 VDM 'books' - although they are still available from some of their associated dealers.Dr Ian McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-24210511807455843092012-04-25T13:53:32.897-07:002012-04-25T13:53:32.897-07:00The Mechanic Muse ... "Do Androids Dream of E...The Mechanic Muse ... "Do Androids Dream of Electric Authors?" from New York Times:<br /><br />http://nyti.ms/r2Twgo<br /><br />VDM Publishing puts a notice on the cover of its books, boasting “high-quality content by Wikipedia articles!” Still, not every buyer sees the disclaimer. Librarians, for instance, report that they must be vigilant in order to avoid wasting money on the robot-books. Readers complain that the books proliferate like kudzu in online stores.<br /><br />But the invasion of robot-books is unsettling for another reason. I think we can all agree that it’s O.K. for robots to take over unpleasant jobs — like cleaning up nuclear waste. But how could we have allowed them to commandeer one of the most gratifying occupations, that of author?"Dr Ian McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-14686991396710390232012-04-25T13:30:46.863-07:002012-04-25T13:30:46.863-07:00Amazon has also now removed almost all of Zheng Ci...Amazon has also now removed almost all of Zheng Cirino's so called 4,500 'editions' from their catalogue.Dr Ian McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195624104631262068.post-4645212449141828052012-04-19T12:45:33.198-07:002012-04-19T12:45:33.198-07:00Amazon has today removed the plagiarized product d...Amazon has today removed the plagiarized product description and partially removed the book from its own catalogue.Dr Ian McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.com