From: Petter Reinholdtsen Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:28:59 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Move quotes intended as cover text to separate file, and out of the interior of the... X-Git-Tag: edition-2015-10-10~231 X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/text-free-culture-lessig.git/commitdiff_plain/89b509f03d0be3972ce18ac7f0ca3d4e4afa2c2f?ds=sidebyside Move quotes intended as cover text to separate file, and out of the interior of the book. --- diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index f799e68..b7b3c64 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ freeculture.xml: # workaround can be removed when BTS #684137 is fixed in # po4a. -freeculture.pot: freeculture.xml +freeculture.pot: freeculture.xml cover-text.xml po4a-gettextize -o nodefault='' -o inline='' \ - -f docbook -m $^ > $@.new && mv $@.new $@ + -f docbook -m freeculture.xml -m cover-text.xml > $@.new && mv $@.new $@ stats: update-stats progress.png update-stats: freeculture.nb.po lint.nb diff --git a/cover-text.xml b/cover-text.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..644387f --- /dev/null +++ b/cover-text.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ + + + + + + + Free Culture + + + +Lawrence Lessig + + + +How big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and +control creativity + + + +Free Culture is an entertaining and +important look at the past and future of the cold war between the +media industry and new technologies. — Marc Andreessen, +cofounder of Netscape + + + +America needs a national conversation about the way in which +so-called intellectual property rights have come to +dominate the rights of scholars, researchers, and everyday citizens. A +copyright cartel, bidding for absolute control over digital worlds, +music, and movies, now has a veto over technological innovation and +has halted most contributions to the public domain from which so many +have benefited. The patent system has spun out of control, giving +enormous power to entrenched interests, and even trademarks are being +misused. Lawrence Lessig's latest book is essential reading for anyone +who want to join this conversation. He explains how technology and the +law are robbing us of the public domain; but for all his educated +pessimism, Professor Lessig offers some solutions, too, because he +recognizes that technology can be the catalyst for freedom. If you +care about the future of innovation, read this book. — +Dan Gillmor, author of Making the +News, an upcoming book on the collision of media and +technology + + + +Free Culture goes beyond illuminating +the catastrophe to our culture of increasing regulation to show +examples of how we can make a different future. These new-style heroes +and examples are rooted in the traditions of the founding fathers in +ways that seem obvious after reading this book. Recommended reading to +those trying to unravel the shrill hype around intellectual +property. — Brewster Kahle, founder of the +Internet Archive + + diff --git a/freeculture.xml b/freeculture.xml index ef6724a..51b2195 100644 --- a/freeculture.xml +++ b/freeculture.xml @@ -15627,58 +15627,8 @@ grateful for her perpetual patience and love. - - - Quotes - - -Free Culture is an entertaining and -important look at the past and future of the cold war between the -media industry and new technologies. — Marc Andreessen, -cofounder of Netscape - - - -America needs a national conversation about the way in which -so-called intellectual property rights have come to -dominate the rights of scholars, researchers, and everyday citizens. A -copyright cartel, bidding for absolute control over digital worlds, -music, and movies, now has a veto over technological innovation and -has halted most contributions to the public domain from which so many -have benefited. The patent system has spun out of control, giving -enormous power to entrenched interests, and even trademarks are being -misused. Lawrence Lessig's latest book is essential reading for anyone -who want to join this conversation. He explains how technology and the -law are robbing us of the public domain; but for all his educated -pessimism, Professor Lessig offers some solutions, too, because he -recognizes that technology can be the catalyst for freedom. If you -care about the future of innovation, read this book. — -Dan Gillmor, author of Making the -News, an upcoming book on the collision of media and -technology - - - -Free Culture goes beyond illuminating -the catastrophe to our culture of increasing regulation to show -examples of how we can make a different future. These new-style heroes -and examples are rooted in the traditions of the founding fathers in -ways that seem obvious after reading this book. Recommended reading to -those trying to unravel the shrill hype around intellectual -property. — Brewster Kahle, founder of the -Internet Archive - - - - - - - + + About this edition This edition of Free Culture is the result of three years of volunteer work. The idea came from a discussion I had diff --git a/po4a.cfg b/po4a.cfg index 4b5bd92..2e34adb 100644 --- a/po4a.cfg +++ b/po4a.cfg @@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ [type: docbook] freeculture.xml $lang:$lang.xml \ opt:"-o untranslated='' -M UTF-8 -k 1" + +[type: docbook] cover-text.xml $lang:cover-text.$lang.xml \ + opt:"-M UTF-8 -k 1"