The client
can also choose to buy the end-product as an e-book. Consider
what this simple business model does to entrenched and age old
notions such as "original" and "copies", copyright, and book
identifiers. What is the "original" in this case? Is it the
final, user-customized book - or its sources? And if no
customized book is identical to any other - what happens to
the intuitive notion of "copies"? Should BookTailor-generated
books considered to be unique exemplars of one-copy print
runs? If so, should each one receive a unique identifier (for
instance, a unique ISBN)? Does the user possess any rights in
the final product, composed and selected by him? What about
the copyrights of the original authors?
Or take BookCrossing.com. On the face of it, it presents no
profound challenge to established publishing practices and to
the modern concept of intellectual property. Members register
their books, obtain a BCID (BookCrossing ID Number) and then
give the book to someone, or simply leave it lying around for
a total stranger to find. Henceforth, fate determines the
chain of events.
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