Posts Tagged ‘copyright’
So long, “Writing Material.” The Pirates wouldn’t release you.
Well, after more than a year of trying to convince the owner of writingmaterial.com to sell me the domain name, I’ve officially given up. At first, this person wanted several thousand dollars, and once I made it clear I would only ever use it as an address for a Rhetoric and Composition blog about the history and future of writing and book technologies, he/she declined to even communicate about it. Okay, that’s fine, … I guess.
Maybe it’s for the best. I had to look for a different domain name. One that I could afford. After a couple of hours of looking, I settled upon “digitalbibliography.com” For the low price of $14.95 per year, until I choose to relinquish the rights, I’m the proud owner of this sweet domain name. It’s actually more precise in describing the contents of this blog, but I don’t like the sound of it nearly as much.
But there’s something that really bothers me about this whole situation. I’m not a scholar of intellectual property or copyright law, so my logic is merely at coffee-shop talk. I’m really sort of pissed off about the way domain names are purchased, marketed, and resold as commodities. There are so many metaphors that people introduce into this discussion. Read the rest of this entry »
