Links to copyrighted material

[polettix]

I've recently seen (but couldn't tell in which node) an overzelous novice that posted a link to copyrighted material, I presume to some Perl CD Bookshelf available in the 'net. The post had been reaped due to its copyright-sensible nature. So far, so good.

After some time, I've seen here that (I suppose) similar links are used. Given the fact that I can't tell what the reaped link was about, is it correct to consider nodes such the above for editing, or am I totally misunderstanding it all?

[Joost]

You're correct. Linking to content that should not be public is frowned upon here.

One minor nit: in most countries all content is automatically copyrighted. The issue is with the distribution licenses. The CD Bookshelf does not allow for public distribution, so IMO the links should be removed.

[ghenry]

Anyway to inform Oreilly of that site?

They have had all those books up there for ages.

[atcroft]

On the O'Reilly Contacts page, there is an address provided to report infringements or "[r]eport illegal use of [their] books and materials online".... Just FYI.

[Joost]

/me shrugs

I'm not the police, and if O'Reilly wants to find online copies of the bookshelf, a quick google search will work well enough (there don't appear to be many, in any case).

But if you want to inform them, that's fine with me.

[samtregar]

The same sort of thing was posted on #perl on irc.freenode.org recently. I decided to help the guy out by warning him about the firey torment that awaits his eternel soul. The conversation ended with several people informing me that I am a "jackass." I really have to remember to stay off IRC!

-sam