Project Gutenberg 1999-11-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 174 Stallman, Richard 1953 Stallman, Richard M. Sarrazin, Pierre The right to read = $b Le droit de lire [S.l. : $b s.n.], $c 1999 HTML Date of origin in English 1996 by Stallman, first published in Communications of the ACM (volume 40, number 2), February 1997, translated into French for PG by Pierre Sarrazin in February 1999. The English text is followed by a French translation. "The Right to Read = Le droit de lire" by Richard Stallman is a thought-provoking publication written in the late 20th century. This narrative, presented as a fictional tale interwoven with real-world implications, explores the intersection of copyright law, digital access, and individual rights in an increasingly regulated society. The story critiques the limitations placed on reading and sharing knowledge due to stringent intellectual property laws and highlights the ethical dilemmas that arise from these practices. The book follows Dan Halbert, a college student faced with a moral quandary when his classmate Lissa Lenz asks to borrow his computer after hers breaks down. Concerned that lending her his computer could lead to repercussions for both of them if she accesses his books—given the oppressive presence of the Software Protection Authority (SPA) monitoring usage—Dan faces an internal conflict between helping her and adhering to the laws that restrict sharing knowledge. As the narrative unfolds, their relationship deepens and they embark on a journey of discovering the history of copyright laws and the consequences of compliance to oppressive systems, ultimately joining a movement that advocates for the universal right to read. The story serves as a cautionary tale that resonates with contemporary discussions about access to information in the digital age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en fr Science fiction Short stories Intellectual property -- Fiction PS Text FR Science fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 50983 37496 2024-09-01T11:38:41.694626 2023-10-01T10:32:48.479963 text/html text/html 34026 2024-04-16T00:08:00 text/html 74644 2024-09-01T11:38:44.888622 application/epub+zip 73603 2024-09-01T11:38:42.908753 application/epub+zip 66834 2024-09-01T11:38:42.135629 application/epub+zip 148231 2024-09-01T11:38:46.496599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141220 2024-09-01T11:38:44.408619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121317 2022-09-01T13:09:23.694961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42235 41016 2024-09-01T11:38:41.484641 2023-10-01T10:32:48.291946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28388 2024-04-16T00:01:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17736 2024-09-01T11:38:46.687601 application/rdf+xml 12077 2024-09-01T11:38:42.487624 image/jpeg 3124 2024-09-01T11:38:42.309623 image/jpeg 73363 2024-09-01T11:38:41.702625 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia