From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:57:18 +0400 Hi All I'm afraid I read through the original problem rather quickly before suggesting my solution. I thought the problem was merely a technical issue with the website or access system, and that is why I proposed a technical solution. I didn't realise that people were _intentionally_ being denied access through some sort of legality. As a result, what I suggested would work, but might not be legal, and so I apologize - I'm not in the habit of suggesting people break the law. Regards Ken Dr. Ken Masters Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics Medical Education Unit College of Medicine & Health Sciences Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman On 18 October 2012 00:26, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:44:44 +0400 > > Hi: I'm not sure if your system allows for the use of a VPN. If so, > access a VPN, re-route through a German city, and you're in business. > > Regards > > Ken > > Dr. Ken Masters > Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics > Medical Education Unit > College of Medicine & Health Sciences > Sultan Qaboos University > Sultanate of Oman > E-i-C: The Internet Journal of Medical Education > > > > On 16 October 2012 22:51, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:28:36 -0400 >> >> It makes no sense until you look at the contractual history. I have >> no idea what Hesse's contract says, but it likely grants rights only >> to German in Germany. That would have been a print contract, for >> which there has been on "upgrading" for ebooks without a new >> negotiation with the author's estate. >> >> These problems make no sense and they will not go away simply because >> they make no sense. They will persist for decades. >> >> The good news is that new books are being published with different >> contracts, which are mostly global in orientation. Many, many >> exceptions to this especially for English-language and >> Spanish-language books. >> >> Joe Esposito >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:10 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> > From: Jim O'Donnell <[log in to unmask]> >> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:52:45 +0200 >> > >> > I'd like to read Hesse's Glasperlenspiel on my iPad. Looks like it >> > can't be done. Amazon.de won't sell it to me, nor will buch.de -- not >> > for delivery to my country. Amazon says it's the publishers' fault. >> > This means that Suhrkamp, who sells the print and e-book editions, >> > will sell me the print through various dealers but not the e-book. >> > Can this make sense? >> > >> > (Never mind the chatter on Internet sites that you can re-register >> > your Kindle to Germany. Quite apart from the risks of relocating and >> > then probably discovering that things you'd bought before won't work >> > any more, there's the nuisance value of having to get a credible >> > German address and likely a German credit card, etc., etc., etc. And >> > the selection of German-language books purchasable through US Amazon >> > is pathetic. Best solution I can think of is to suborn a German >> > friend to purchase the non-Kindle format [pdf] e-book edition and then >> > re-sell it to me -- legally?) >> > >> > I'd welcome either news how to achieve my goal or some explanation of >> > how it can make sense in a globalized world not to sell books outside >> > your own borders. As I understand the restrictions in print world, >> > they depend on having the rights to sell in X country, where at least >> > the publisher can make sure that the same artifact is available in as >> > many countries as possible. But for now it appears that in-copyright >> > German literature may be read electronically only in Germany. I have >> > every reason to think that similar restrictions apply at other >> > borders, in both directions. All sorts of higher order educational >> > and cultural benefits flow from people being able to acquire "content" >> > in different languages. Why would books be different? >> > >> > Jim O'Donnell > >