Connecting the Clouds - The Internet in New Zealand in PDF
Published: 1:05 PM GMT+12, Tuesday, 5 May 2009 under:
technology books
The other day I was pointed to the wiki version of Keith Newmans book "The Internet in New Zealand" and but found it hard to read, so I decided to convert the content into PDF for a more consumable product (ok sure, I could just go and buy the book...) but it was also an excuse to try some more Clojure hacking.
After a short hacking session, followed by a lot of repetitive regex experiments, I've settled on the following script:
The script makes use of Brian Doyle's clj-web-crawler clojure library, and the flying saucer HTML render library.
Update: After being informed from Internet NZ that they specifically chose not to publish a PDF version of the book online, and having been pointed to the copyright disclaimer linked off the bottom of the site (thanks Mauricio) the PDF has been removed.Comments (3)
While this is really neat and cool by the way of showing how to create this, it is the moment t stop and ask about copyrights.
Did you have authorisation from the author to perform this and make his work freely available? I have the book here. It says in the page before "Contents": "This book is copyright. Except for the purposes of fair reviewing, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocpying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher".left by M Freitas . Tuesday, 5 May 2009 3:38 PM
Ugh, now I hate Clojure even more!
left by James B-W . Tuesday, 5 May 2009 1:21 PM
Maricio - "You are invited to contribute to the Wiki, helping to refine and keep the book up-to-date over time.", if I was to upload the PDF version as an attachment to the Wiki, would I be excused?
I guess if I update the wiki, I'm signing over copyright of any modifications to Keith? Also, as I didn't have to log in or register to download the wiki version, I'm guessing just viewing the book online is a violation as I don't have permission in writing from the publisher?