Hi all
I can't seem to find my copy of Ven. Analayo's Satipatthana book. I can't remember whether I just misplaced it or whether I left it in Wellington or whether I gave it away. I came across a pdf on scribd, and I'm wondering if it's a violation of the 2nd precept for me to download it given that I've purchased multiple copies of it in past?
It would seem to me that it would not violate the spirit of the 2nd precept, but would it violate the letter?
Looking forward to your responses.
metta
Jack
Downloading books you have had physical copies of
Downloading books you have had physical copies of
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'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
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Neither the letter nor the spirit. The spirit you said so yourself. The letter, no because you are not taking away an object that belongs to a person to keep it to yourself, depriving that person from the usage and ownership of the object. You are copying the object, leaving that person with the original object to herself.
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you can borrow mine, just pm me your address.BlackBird wrote:Hi all
I can't seem to find my copy of Ven. Analayo's Satipatthana book. I can't remember whether I just misplaced it or whether I left it in Wellington or whether I gave it away.
I came across a pdf on scribd, and I'm wondering if it's a violation of the 2nd precept for me to download it given that I've purchased multiple copies of it in past?
It would seem to me that it would not violate the spirit of the 2nd precept, but would it violate the letter?
Looking forward to your responses.
metta
Jack
"It's easy for us to connect with what's wrong with us... and not so easy to feel into, or to allow us, to connect with what's right and what's good in us."
Re: Downloading books you have had physical copies of
Not everybody would agree with that analysis.Modus.Ponens wrote:Neither the letter nor the spirit. The spirit you said so yourself. The letter, no because you are not taking away an object that belongs to a person to keep it to yourself, depriving that person from the usage and ownership of the object. You are copying the object, leaving that person with the original object to herself.
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Re: Downloading books you have had physical copies of
I've thought about this whole electronic property stuff, and I just don't have a certain answer; I would suggest, however, that, because you have paid for the material in the past and so have remunerated the publisher for their costs, you're not doing any real harm in downloading an electronic version now.
Secondly, the Venerable would likely not mind if you had an electronic copy of his material, seeing as it is dhamma and he's in the habit of being open handed with that stuff. Actually, this point should be firstly, and the point above should be secondly.
This argument is not water tight, as it could be seen that you're depriving the publisher of potential earnings. But to me this is silly, and to allow it to stand would allow us to be forced to make all kinds of purchases we just don't want. "Buy this TV", "No, I don't need it.", "Buy it, or you're depriving us our earnings and will be taken to court."
Anyway, that's all I got right now.
Secondly, the Venerable would likely not mind if you had an electronic copy of his material, seeing as it is dhamma and he's in the habit of being open handed with that stuff. Actually, this point should be firstly, and the point above should be secondly.
This argument is not water tight, as it could be seen that you're depriving the publisher of potential earnings. But to me this is silly, and to allow it to stand would allow us to be forced to make all kinds of purchases we just don't want. "Buy this TV", "No, I don't need it.", "Buy it, or you're depriving us our earnings and will be taken to court."
Anyway, that's all I got right now.
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The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation has a copy up. I'm assuming they got permission, but who knows. Well, they are giving it away... Be a generous person, don't cause harm, don't sweat this small stuff.
http://www.budaedu.org/ebooks/6-EN.php
Might be of interest:
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7499
http://www.budaedu.org/ebooks/6-EN.php
Might be of interest:
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7499
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how cool are these guys? at first i thought "CORPORATE?" and saw mostly pure land stuff at a temple i went too, but then i noticed they have basically all the traditions and give away a TON of free books! the temple i used to go to has a section in their library where you can just take books for free and a lot of them are from these guys.Samma wrote:The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation has a copy up. I'm assuming they got permission, but who knows. Well, they are giving it away...
Re: Downloading books you have had physical copies of
Jack,BlackBird wrote:Hi all
I can't seem to find my copy of Ven. Analayo's Satipatthana book. I can't remember whether I just misplaced it or whether I left it in Wellington or whether I gave it away. I came across a pdf on scribd, and I'm wondering if it's a violation of the 2nd precept for me to download it given that I've purchased multiple copies of it in past?
It would seem to me that it would not violate the spirit of the 2nd precept, but would it violate the letter?
Looking forward to your responses.
metta
Jack
My interpretation is that, yes, it is a violation of the second precept.
The second precept is not to take that which is not freely given.
Given that many of the resources on scribd are unauthorised duplications, I would attempt to contact the author and ask for permission to download an electronic copy as you've already purchased several physical copies in the past but mislaid them.
kind regards,
Ben
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That's great. I assume this pdf from budaedu.org is legal. After all this organization is renowned for a long time. In the third page of the pdf it says:Samma wrote:The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation has a copy up. I'm assuming they got permission, but who knows. Well, they are giving it away... Be a generous person, don't cause harm, don't sweat this small stuff.
http://www.budaedu.org/ebooks/6-EN.php
Might be of interest:
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7499
Buying the book was not a problem, but all I found was paperback version in Amazon and I was looking for a legal electronic version of this book (google books or amazon kindle) so that I can read it in my tablet. Great. Thanks for all of those who are involved in this Dhamma Dana.This edition has been published for FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY and NOT FOR SALE.
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SamKR wrote:That's great. I assume this pdf from budaedu.org is legal. After all this organization is renowned for a long time. In the third page of the pdf it says:Samma wrote:The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation has a copy up. I'm assuming they got permission, but who knows. Well, they are giving it away... Be a generous person, don't cause harm, don't sweat this small stuff.
http://www.budaedu.org/ebooks/6-EN.php
Might be of interest:
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7499Buying the book was not a problem, but all I found was paperback version in Amazon and I was looking for a legal electronic version of this book (google books or amazon kindle) so that I can read it in my tablet. Great. Thanks for all of those who are involved in this Dhamma Dana.As an act of Dhammadana, Analayo has waived royalty payments from this book.
...
This edition has been published for FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY and NOT FOR SALE.
Fantastic, that solves it. I can download it legally without violating the 2nd precept.
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
Re: Downloading books you have had physical copies of
That formulation was made before (digital) copying existed. In the meantime, circumstances have changed.Modus.Ponens wrote:Neither the letter nor the spirit. The spirit you said so yourself. The letter, no because you are not taking away an object that belongs to a person to keep it to yourself, depriving that person from the usage and ownership of the object.
Agreed.Ben wrote:My interpretation is that, yes, it is a violation of the second precept.
The second precept is not to take that which is not freely given.
Given that many of the resources on scribd are unauthorised duplications, I would attempt to contact the author and ask for permission to download an electronic copy as you've already purchased several physical copies in the past but mislaid them.
One thing is to make a copy of something that one already possesses (and legally so), and to use that copy for personal means. Such as copying the songs from a purchased music CD to use them on a portable audio device.
But it's not the same to get copies freely, when these copies are of something that is under copyright.
I think it depends on the reason for asking such.ask for permission to download an electronic copy as you've already purchased several physical copies in the past but mislaid them
If one has become deprived of a legally purchased item that is under copyright, by no fault of one's own, then I think it would be appropriate to ask for such permission for a free copy.
But if one has become deprived of said item by an act of one's own or by negligence, then I think one is essentially in the same position as everyone else who wants said item for the first time.
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Then why, as site admin, do you allow illegal download of copyright works from this site?Ben wrote:Jack,BlackBird wrote:Hi all
I can't seem to find my copy of Ven. Analayo's Satipatthana book. I can't remember whether I just misplaced it or whether I left it in Wellington or whether I gave it away. I came across a pdf on scribd, and I'm wondering if it's a violation of the 2nd precept for me to download it given that I've purchased multiple copies of it in past?
It would seem to me that it would not violate the spirit of the 2nd precept, but would it violate the letter?
Looking forward to your responses.
metta
Jack
My interpretation is that, yes, it is a violation of the second precept.
The second precept is not to take that which is not freely given.
Given that many of the resources on scribd are unauthorised duplications, I would attempt to contact the author and ask for permission to download an electronic copy as you've already purchased several physical copies in the past but mislaid them.
kind regards,
Ben
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Intellectual Property in Early Buddhism: A Legal and Cultural Perspective
Ven. Pandita (Burma)
University of Kelaniya
In this paper, I examine the modern concepts of intellectual property and account for their significance in monastic law and culture of early Buddhism. As a result, I have come to the following conclusions: (1) the infringement of copyrights, patents, and trademarks does not amount to theft as far as Theravādin Vinaya is concerned; (2) because a trademark infringement involves telling a deliberate lie, it entails an offense of expiation (pācittiya), but I cannot find any Vinaya rule which is transgressed by copyright and patent infringements; and (3) although the Buddha recognized the right to intellectual credit, commentarial interpretations have led some traditional circles to maintain that intellectual credit can be transferred to someone else.
- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
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Conversely, not everyone would disagree either...Buckwheat wrote:Not everybody would agree with that analysis.Modus.Ponens wrote:Neither the letter nor the spirit. The spirit you said so yourself. The letter, no because you are not taking away an object that belongs to a person to keep it to yourself, depriving that person from the usage and ownership of the object. You are copying the object, leaving that person with the original object to herself.
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Pearls...Be a generous person, don't cause harm, don't sweat this small stuff.