I don't see why it wouldn't work. After all, a person of little integrity could just download up to 5 books now - before it would have been theoretically any number - then just let them expire. Nothing happens to the books on that person's hard drive, that is, they don't become unusable or anything like demo software, so he/she could just keep them. We're kind of on the honors system here.
I was actually in that situation not long ago, although not deliberately. I downloaded a book from Step One, fully intending to validate it. But I had barely started when I went on a trip. I forgot to renew it before I left, and just decided to let it expire and someone else take it because I didn't think I would have the time to work on it while away. Besides, I couldn't get a copy from my library and didn't want to buy it, and I don't like to validate a book without a print copy to hand. I deleted the .rtf file after I got home, but I could easily have kept it. I just didn't feel right about it, though, besides probably not being technically legal.
But those with no ethics can find a way to abuse anything. Just look at our businessmen and politicians; with so many laws and rules, they still find ways. Our system of getting books into the collection seems to have worked pretty well so far.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:02 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] question about membership rules and volunteer credits
Is the following scenario possible at present?1. I pay the initial bookshare setup fee after my status as a disabled person has been verified. 2. I do not pay for a year's membership. Thus I do not have access to the general books lists.3. I do sign up as a volunteer and have access to the step 1 list.4. I repeatedly download books from step 1 and do not actually validate any.E. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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