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<blockquote data-quote="CrankyBird" data-source="post: 1507988" data-attributes="member: 298735"><p><strong>To the Great Pontificate of Geekdom, Chas_m _* Please, Do Read My Reply *</strong></p><p></p><p>Dear Great Pontificate of Geekdom, Chas_m, </p><p></p><p>I read your reply and was quite shocked that you would say such things, about my character, on a public forum.</p><p>Your answer, such as it is, is misguided, insulting and disparaging.</p><p>I have included your, so called, reply, to bring to your attention, its offensive tone and baseless aspersions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">NO !!!</span></strong></p><p></p><p>No, because I wasn't downloading DVDs, porn, or anything like that.</p><p>My trouble was in downloading one, of several parts, of a graphic magazine.</p><p>I needed an English translation, as a study aid, to help me learn the Japanese language.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine travels to Japan about once a year.</p><p>She goes to visit her brother, who lives there.</p><p>Some years ago, I asked her, if she would, please, buy a few graphic magazines for me, so I could learn to read everyday Japanese.</p><p></p><p>She did and I began to translate them.</p><p>When I finish one, I need another English translation, so I can compare all three.</p><p>One of the magazines she brought back, was not available in an English version.</p><p>So, there was no way for me to purchase it.</p><p></p><p>That being the case, I checked the web to see if another person, who enjoys the same graphic magazine, had done an English translation and posted it on the web for others to enjoy reading, free of charge.</p><p>Luckily for me, someone had done this.</p><p></p><p>It was in trying to download the multiple parts of this magazine, that I had trouble.</p><p>One part, just, wouldn’t download.</p><p>The site showed that the file had been downloaded successfully, but that was wrong. </p><p></p><p>Just so you know, In the past, I did speak about this problem with a lawyer, who’s firm handles international patent law.</p><p>According to him, downloading a non-professional translation of a magazine, book, etc., as long as no one receives any financial gain from it, is legal in the US, <strong><span style="color: Red">UNTIL</span></strong> a company buys the rights to publish the magazine, here in the US.</p><p>When this happens, you buy the new English version, of the magazine, and compare them all again.</p><p></p><p>You’d be surprised at how many ways, a magazine can be translated.</p><p>Japanese use hiragana, katakana and kanji regularly in daily life.</p><p>This becomes even more complex, as the kanji have multiple readings and the set of common ones, changes a bit every year, just as we add new words and discard old ones.</p><p>It’s a very dynamic language.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, next time, please, ask !</p><p>Don’t assume you know what is going on.</p><p>Get the facts first.</p><p>I find it very hard to believe, that someone would ask how to do an illegal activity on a public forum.</p><p>That’s just foolish to me.</p><p>As for me, I would have been happy to explain my problem further, to you, had you asked.</p><p></p><p>The good news is the problem has been fixed, with some advice from a friend of a friend.</p><p>I am now happily working on another translation.</p><p></p><p>I’ve written this extensive response to your “answer to my problem”, because I have a son who uses the web.</p><p>I do NOT want him to find these postings, and think that his mother has been involved in illegal activities.</p><p>I have been very strict about these issues and I think he would be upset, if he read this question of mine and your answer.</p><p>I hope next time, you will pause and think before writing something like this again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrankyBird, post: 1507988, member: 298735"] [b]To the Great Pontificate of Geekdom, Chas_m _* Please, Do Read My Reply *[/b] Dear Great Pontificate of Geekdom, Chas_m, I read your reply and was quite shocked that you would say such things, about my character, on a public forum. Your answer, such as it is, is misguided, insulting and disparaging. I have included your, so called, reply, to bring to your attention, its offensive tone and baseless aspersions. [B][COLOR="Blue"]NO !!![/COLOR][/B] No, because I wasn't downloading DVDs, porn, or anything like that. My trouble was in downloading one, of several parts, of a graphic magazine. I needed an English translation, as a study aid, to help me learn the Japanese language. A friend of mine travels to Japan about once a year. She goes to visit her brother, who lives there. Some years ago, I asked her, if she would, please, buy a few graphic magazines for me, so I could learn to read everyday Japanese. She did and I began to translate them. When I finish one, I need another English translation, so I can compare all three. One of the magazines she brought back, was not available in an English version. So, there was no way for me to purchase it. That being the case, I checked the web to see if another person, who enjoys the same graphic magazine, had done an English translation and posted it on the web for others to enjoy reading, free of charge. Luckily for me, someone had done this. It was in trying to download the multiple parts of this magazine, that I had trouble. One part, just, wouldn’t download. The site showed that the file had been downloaded successfully, but that was wrong. Just so you know, In the past, I did speak about this problem with a lawyer, who’s firm handles international patent law. According to him, downloading a non-professional translation of a magazine, book, etc., as long as no one receives any financial gain from it, is legal in the US, [B][COLOR="Red"]UNTIL[/COLOR][/B] a company buys the rights to publish the magazine, here in the US. When this happens, you buy the new English version, of the magazine, and compare them all again. You’d be surprised at how many ways, a magazine can be translated. Japanese use hiragana, katakana and kanji regularly in daily life. This becomes even more complex, as the kanji have multiple readings and the set of common ones, changes a bit every year, just as we add new words and discard old ones. It’s a very dynamic language. Anyway, next time, please, ask ! Don’t assume you know what is going on. Get the facts first. I find it very hard to believe, that someone would ask how to do an illegal activity on a public forum. That’s just foolish to me. As for me, I would have been happy to explain my problem further, to you, had you asked. The good news is the problem has been fixed, with some advice from a friend of a friend. I am now happily working on another translation. I’ve written this extensive response to your “answer to my problem”, because I have a son who uses the web. I do NOT want him to find these postings, and think that his mother has been involved in illegal activities. I have been very strict about these issues and I think he would be upset, if he read this question of mine and your answer. I hope next time, you will pause and think before writing something like this again. [/QUOTE]
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