author - "Bruce Sterling"
adand do that, I am giving you express permission right now. Enjoyyourself.
You can put the book on disks and give the disks away, aslong as you don't take any money for it.
But this book is not public domain. You can't copyrightit in your own name. I own the copyright. Attempts to piratethis book and make money from selling it may involve you in aserious litigative snarl. Believe me, for the pittance you mightwring out of such an action, it's really not worth it. This bookdon't "belong" to you. In an odd but very genuine way, I feel itdoesn't "belong" to me, either. It's a book about the people ofcyberspace, and distributing it in this way is the best way Iknow to actually make this information available, freely andeasily, to all the people of cyberspace--including people faroutside the borders of the United States, who otherwise may neverhave a chance to see any edition of the book, and who may perhapslearn something useful from this strange story of distant,obscure, but por
adand do that, I am giving you express permission right now. Enjoyyourself.
You can put the book on disks and give the disks away, aslong as you don't take any money for it.
But this book is not public domain. You can't copyrightit in your own name. I own the copyright. Attempts to piratethis book and make money from selling it may involve you in aserious litigative snarl. Believe me, for the pittance you mightwring out of such an action, it's really not worth it. This bookdon't "belong" to you. In an odd but very genuine way, I feel itdoesn't "belong" to me, either. It's a book about the people ofcyberspace, and distributing it in this way is the best way Iknow to actually make this information available, freely andeasily, to all the people of cyberspace--including people faroutside the borders of the United States, who otherwise may neverhave a chance to see any edition of the book, and who may perhapslearn something useful from this strange story of distant,obscure, but por