Posted by beardedlady on February 27, 2003, at 14:11:19
In reply to Re: I just worry about the users, posted by stjames on February 27, 2003, at 13:23:36
Maybe you could try a different tack. Maybe, instead of posting all these acronyms as if they were common household names, you could explain what you are talking about.
Clearly this is your issue. It is not mine. It is not Phil's. It isn't Jumpy's. And just as I don't expect you to know the definition of omphaloskepsis or zarf, you shouldn't expect me to know the finer points of digital copyright infringement.
You ask:
> Honestly, is anyone reading anything these days ?FYI, I read one novel a week. I also read much of New Yorker each week and much of National Geographic, Harpers, and The Progressive each month. I also read piles and piles of student papers and manuscripts.
In addition, I own a writing and design business, teach a graduate publishing course and an undergraduate writing course twice a week, raise a child, take care of pets, do my community newsletter, make mosaics for myself and customers, and involve myself in neighborhood and school associations and groups, all the while trying to maintain a social life.
That fact that I (and many others) are not up on digital copyright laws doesn't mean we don't read, that we're not smart, that we're not paying attention. It doesn't even mean that we don't care (though I have to say I don't).
"Everyones [sic] total lack of knowlage [sic] on these issues is typical."
Typical of what?
Maybe you ought to rephrase the whole thing. Although I don't get offended easily or by much, I don't think it's fair of you to assume or imply what you have here.
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