Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 186
July 11, 2022
A Panzerism
Panzer on love:
The opposite of love isn't hate. It's indifference.
You want love? Get a dog.
Feed me and Ill stop being indifferent ...
towards you ... for a while ... maybe. *From Cat Wisdom for humans
The opposite of love isn't hate. It's indifference.
You want love? Get a dog.Feed me and Ill stop being indifferent ...
towards you ... for a while ... maybe. *From Cat Wisdom for humans
July 8, 2022
Publishers, Internet Archive File Dueling Summary Motions in Scan Suit - Publishers Weekly
Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Publishers Weekly site. There he discovered a post about the lawsuit brought by publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Wiley, and Penguin Random House against the Internet Archive. The lawsuit has been ongoing for two years now. Back in December Panzer told you about the Internet Archive wanting ten years worth of book sales data from each of the publishers.
According to the post by Andrew Albanese, the attorneys for the publishers' lawsuit for copyright infringement against the Internet Archive have filed for a summary judgement. In the motion the attorneys say the Internet Archive (IA) is scanning books without permission and without payment to copyright holders and this constitutes copyright infringement and piracy. The attorneys for the Internet Archive (IA) have filed for a summary judgement. In the motion the attorneys say the Internet Archive (IA) is a library and is exercising fair use of the books the company is scanning. The post contains links to previous posts with information about the lawsuit.
I am really tired of this case.
Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks maybe the judge will rule for one motion or the other. Or, maybe the judge will decide the case needs to move into the court."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Publishers and Internet ArchiveTo read Panzer;s earlier post tootle over to sales data information
According to the post by Andrew Albanese, the attorneys for the publishers' lawsuit for copyright infringement against the Internet Archive have filed for a summary judgement. In the motion the attorneys say the Internet Archive (IA) is scanning books without permission and without payment to copyright holders and this constitutes copyright infringement and piracy. The attorneys for the Internet Archive (IA) have filed for a summary judgement. In the motion the attorneys say the Internet Archive (IA) is a library and is exercising fair use of the books the company is scanning. The post contains links to previous posts with information about the lawsuit.
I am really tired of this case.Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks maybe the judge will rule for one motion or the other. Or, maybe the judge will decide the case needs to move into the court."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Publishers and Internet ArchiveTo read Panzer;s earlier post tootle over to sales data information
July 7, 2022
Publishers, Booksellers Cheer Europes Digital Markets Act - Publishing Perspectives
As Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he decided to make a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site. With a little digging in the posts, he found one about the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA).
I don't understand.
According to Porter Anderson's post, the European Parliament has passed the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. Both Acts are against practices which European publishers and booksellers accuse Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft of doing. Both Acts go into effect in 2023.
Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty doesn't understand how these Acts work. Does it mean, if your company does business in the EU, you have to give preferential treatment to EU publishers and booksellers to the detriment of outside the EU publishers and booksellers? I thought they didn't want the companies to give preferential treatment anymore."
Note: This is a very, very long post. Bring a huge cup of tea, two muffins and a jelly roll for today's reading. To read the post tootle over to Europe's Digital Markets Actal
I don't understand.According to Porter Anderson's post, the European Parliament has passed the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. Both Acts are against practices which European publishers and booksellers accuse Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft of doing. Both Acts go into effect in 2023.
Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty doesn't understand how these Acts work. Does it mean, if your company does business in the EU, you have to give preferential treatment to EU publishers and booksellers to the detriment of outside the EU publishers and booksellers? I thought they didn't want the companies to give preferential treatment anymore."
Note: This is a very, very long post. Bring a huge cup of tea, two muffins and a jelly roll for today's reading. To read the post tootle over to Europe's Digital Markets Actal
2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalists - Killer Nashville site
August 20 is a long time away.Panzer was awakened from his afternoon nap by clapping coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, our curious kitty boy followed all the noise to the Killer Nashville site.
There he discovered the announcement of the Silver Falchion Award finalists list. The winners will be announced at a banquet on August 20.
To read the list of finalists tootle over to Silver Falchion Award finalists
July 6, 2022
Introducing the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association - SFWA Site
Good move.If you've followed your favorite kitty boy for a while now, you know he likes dragons and unicorns and sf/f conventions. So it's no surprise he made a stop at the SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) site today.
According to the SFWA's landing page, the organization changed it's name to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Since the organization also has members in countries other than the U.S., the name change is appropriate.The membership guidelines have also been changed.
To read the post tootle over to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
July 5, 2022
Authors are protesting Amazon's e-book policy that allows users to read and return - NPR
Today, Panzer made a trip to the NPR site. There our illustrious kitty traveler found a post about Amazon's ebook return policy.
Why are you stealing from authors?
According to the post by Deanna Schwartz, authors are upset by Amazon's ebook return policy. The policy allows readers to purchase an ebook, keep it for a week, return it, and get a refund. The policy allows readers to legally (by Amazon's standards) steal an author's work and royalty payments, by reading the ebook in the seven days, returning it and getting the reader's money (the author's royalty payment) back. Several authors are quoted describing their experiences with lost royalties, including one author who owed Amazon money because of the reader refunds. The post contains several links, one of which goes to a petition to have Amazon change the return policy for ebooks.
Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know people were just treating Amazon like a library."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading. If you follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon ebook returns
Why are you stealing from authors?According to the post by Deanna Schwartz, authors are upset by Amazon's ebook return policy. The policy allows readers to purchase an ebook, keep it for a week, return it, and get a refund. The policy allows readers to legally (by Amazon's standards) steal an author's work and royalty payments, by reading the ebook in the seven days, returning it and getting the reader's money (the author's royalty payment) back. Several authors are quoted describing their experiences with lost royalties, including one author who owed Amazon money because of the reader refunds. The post contains several links, one of which goes to a petition to have Amazon change the return policy for ebooks.
Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know people were just treating Amazon like a library."
Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading. If you follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon ebook returns
July 4, 2022
A Trunk Full of Illegal Fireworks - Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Fiction Podcast
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I liked it. Just tootling around in the Catosphere, Panzer stopped in at the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast* site. There he found a Fourth of July podcast episode for you.
The episode is titled "A Trunk Full of Illegal Fireworks" and is read by author Michael Grimala.
The episode is a little over eleven minutes long and free to listen to.
To listen to the podcast tootle over to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine * With a paw wave to Kevin's Corner for the original info
A Panzerism for July 4
Panzer on human narcissism:
I have joined Mom and What's His Name at backyard barbecues for the Fourth of July with neighbors, for coffee and tea on the deck for New Year's morning, and holiday season dinners with their families.
You can't change what is.
One thing stands out to me at these gathers:
Mom is always the second most attractive creature there.
Too bad she has such an attractive cat over-shadowing her.
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
I have joined Mom and What's His Name at backyard barbecues for the Fourth of July with neighbors, for coffee and tea on the deck for New Year's morning, and holiday season dinners with their families.
You can't change what is.One thing stands out to me at these gathers:
Mom is always the second most attractive creature there.
Too bad she has such an attractive cat over-shadowing her.
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
July 1, 2022
Bagging Daggers - The Rap Sheet
Today, Panzer went to The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the UK's Crime Writers' Association's (CWA) Dagger Awards.
How many of them have you read?
According to the post by J. Kingston Pierce, the Crime Writers' Association has announced the 2022 CWA Dagger Awards. There are ten Dagger categories which include nonfiction books, novels, debut novels, and short stories. The Rap Sheet post lists all the winners and the also nominated contenders. The post includes a link to a longer post at the Shots site which has more information about the awards.
Panzer says, "The CWA is really, really old. It was started in the mid-1950s!"
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Dagger Awards
How many of them have you read?According to the post by J. Kingston Pierce, the Crime Writers' Association has announced the 2022 CWA Dagger Awards. There are ten Dagger categories which include nonfiction books, novels, debut novels, and short stories. The Rap Sheet post lists all the winners and the also nominated contenders. The post includes a link to a longer post at the Shots site which has more information about the awards.
Panzer says, "The CWA is really, really old. It was started in the mid-1950s!"
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Dagger Awards
