I figured out how I could carry around OSC's Intergalactic Medicine Show short stories on my Ipod.
You highlight, copy, and paste the text of the story to a "notepad" file and save as a text file (.txt) to the "notes" folder when your ipod is plugged in.
And there you go. The stories on your ipod to read. Some of you may have already known how to do this but this is here for those who didn't know it was possible.
I LOVE the site and can now read them all when I'm on the Metro without printing them all out and carrying around a bunch of papers.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Interesting idea. I keep a copy of my favorite OSC quotes on my ipod.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Works quite well for PDAs as well. Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote: You highlight, copy, and paste the text of the story to a "notepad" file and save as a text file (.txt) to the "notes" folder when your ipod is plugged in.
Um....Is this actually legal in the U.S.?
Posted by akhockey (Member # 8394) on :
I don't mean to sound like a prat, but why wouldn't it be? You "own" the electronic copy of that story, so I don't see how it would be any different than printing it off to read or something of that nature. And if that was sarcasm: woops.
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
that seems perfectly legitimate to me. now if you sent the files to other people or sold them then i think it would be quite rude, but to me that is the same as buying a song off itunes then transferring it onto your ipod to listen to on the way to work.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
I would think that falls pretty squarely under Fair Use.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
The thing is, I'm pretty sure that Fair Use no longer applies to much of anything anymore, thanks to recent legislation.
I'm not asking whether it's ethical or not, mind you. I'm just not at all sure it's legal.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Tom -- this is almost a textbook case of fair use, except its the text of an internet story instead of a recording of a radio song (one thing decisively covered under fair use, not even remotely near the "border").
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
The only recent legislation which might affect this is the DMCA, and I certainly don't see any copy protection mechanisms (not to mention that the doctrine of first sale likely allows it for personal use even so; its the distribution of circumvention capabilities for copy protection mechanisms which is problematic).
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
And just to make it a likely third post in a row, fair use has not been significantly curtailed, despite the efforts of many powerful people. It has not been significantly expanded in ways which make sense, and it is in many cases significantly more difficult technically, but its legal dimensions remain roughly the same.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
*nod* Good point. And I'm glad to hear it.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
(addendum to last post: I mean, compared to the last half-decade or so. Compared to points before that fair use has been significantly curtailed, but the world has changed so much its not reasonable to apply the same standard).
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You "own" the electronic copy of that story, so I don't see how it would be any different than printing it off to read or something of that nature. And if that was sarcasm: woops.