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Needless to say, the essay caused some concern. Neither
Tracy nor I had discussed the software her company
would use nor had we discussed the type of copyright
that would govern the e-book's usage. I mentioned the
Technology Review article and asked if she could give
me information on her company's e-book policies. Tracy
promised to get back to me.
Eager to get started, I decided to call Stallman anyway
and mention the book idea to him. When I did, he
expressed immediate interest and immediate concern.
"Did you read my essay on e-books?" he asked.
When I told him, yes, I had read the essay and was
waiting to hear back from the publisher, Stallman laid
out two conditions: he didn't want to lend support to
an e-book licensing mechanism he fundamentally opposed,
and he didn't want to come off as lending support. "I
don't want to participate in anything that makes me
look like a hypocrite," he said.
For Stallman, the software issue was secondary to the
copyright issue.
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