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Sounds right to me. RandAllThor Send a noteboard - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM
By providing a specific place for "pre-release" previews, and not enforcing any kind of spoiler, quoting or etc, you are placing yourself in a position of being charged with "abetting and encouraging" piracy. Not a good idea.

NaCl(think I'll just go over to 13th Depository)H2O


The NAPSTER analogy only works if the book itself was being copied for illegal distribution, which obviously would be wrong on every level.

The 'legal' arguments I've seen in this thread do not really hold water, and do not come close to any review policy or agreement I've ever seen a publisher issue in four years of getting review copies of books.

Typically, publishers do not hand out NDAs because it is really not worth the hassle. And if they're not handing out an NDA to be signed, there is nothing they can do once they've sent a book out for review. Obviously if the book has been stolen from the warehouse or the office (as happened with HARRY POTTER a few times), that is a legal matter.

Sensible bloggers will, of course, abide by any 'requests' that the publishers send along with the book (such as to wait until such and such a date or ensure a strict no-spoiler policy), otherwise they may find themselves not getting review copies of TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT or A MEMORY OF LIGHT - or indeed anything else Tor or Orbit ever publish ever again - when the time comes.

I'm seeing the Orbit reps tomorrow, so I might get some additional clarification on the ground rules and things that people seem worried about here.
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Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? Sidious - 20/09/2009 08:40:03 AM 2026 Views
No, if people want to review the book, they can do it on their own blogs. *NM* AliasRY - 20/09/2009 09:27:18 AM 669 Views
Yes. RandAllThor - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1348 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 661 Views
Yes ajfurst - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1296 Views
No. *NM* Palatine - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 647 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. Ashaman_Luc - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1099 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* Blaine - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 696 Views
NO! *NM* Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 702 Views
No *NM* Milla - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 787 Views
Yes. Visitors who don't want them should simply avoid reading them. *NM* Segovia - 20/09/2009 02:42:15 PM 733 Views
Yes *NM* StinkerSkunk - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 704 Views
Yes please! *NM* Amyrlin Seat - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 709 Views
NO *NM* M'Hael Reborn - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 683 Views
Yes *NM* Rurouni_Kenshin - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 721 Views
If it's going to be in a separate section, and it's spoiler free, why is "NO" even an option? Yvves - 20/09/2009 05:04:11 PM 1241 Views
Absolutley! ^ If they don't want to read that section then it shouldn't be a problem. *NM* Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:24:37 AM 680 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? MissKoalaVB - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1131 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 647 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 649 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1245 Views
YES. *NM* Darth_Katie - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 666 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? Segovia - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1132 Views
Yes, why not? Crackbrained Asha'man - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1455 Views
Yes *NM* Nyrende - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 660 Views
Yes *NM* Blaine - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 630 Views
Yes-- reviews are an essential part of any fanpage-- People have the option not to read them though *NM* Matrimony Cauthon - 20/09/2009 06:53:42 PM 658 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* Heiko - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 639 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* sue - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 685 Views
Yes! vandevere - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1160 Views
yes *NM* lankyevilme - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 700 Views
Yes ranagrande - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1091 Views
Yes *NM* Myrdhyn - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 635 Views
Yes *NM* Corwin - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 655 Views
Why is No even an option? there supposedly wont be spoilers duh *NM* Nargs - 20/09/2009 11:40:37 PM 641 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* animeeyez - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 644 Views
Yes *NM* Deadsy - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 616 Views
I vote yes. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1206 Views
Yes Mats imaginary friend - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1133 Views
Yes rAndy aL - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1126 Views
Yes. If a review is clearly marked as such, please who don't want to read it don't have to. *NM* Nebhead - 21/09/2009 12:59:54 PM 1119 Views
If they are quarantined in an announced post, I don't see and problem for me, so yes I guess Lady Isa Avanderidhril - 21/09/2009 01:09:41 PM 1229 Views
Yes. Don't click the link if you don't want to read it. *NM* j-whitt987 - 21/09/2009 02:39:16 PM 688 Views
No NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1223 Views
I think you missread the rules... Crackbrained Asha'man - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1656 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1202 Views
I'm strongly against it Sidious - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1379 Views
I hadn't thought about all that, you should have made some kind of pros and cons list Lady Isa Avanderidhril - 22/09/2009 08:53:39 AM 1316 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1211 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1135 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1317 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1545 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1183 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it DomA - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1362 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 1054 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1163 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. DomA - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1089 Views
Good to know. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1290 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. fionwe1987 - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1387 Views
Re: Good to know. DomA - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1186 Views
Interesting Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1250 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? ajfurst - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1067 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1147 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* Ryan - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 626 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1133 Views
Ever hear of Napster? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 1057 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1269 Views
Sounds right to me. RandAllThor - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1358 Views
Thank you for the clarification. everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1097 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1412 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1240 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1133 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 661 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 630 Views
No *NM* bogotabandit2 - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 630 Views
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