Mygazines.com faces legal troubles - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 18th Aug 2008, 13:17

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08...gal-troubles/1

Mygazines.com, a user-driven magazine scanning and sharing site founded back in July, is facing legal threats from magazine publishers who claim copyright infringement.

AcidJiles · 18th Aug 2008, 14:52

what this shows again is that traditional media providers are not providing what they produce in the ways that consumers want.

diasam · 18th Aug 2008, 15:00

I personally don't read too many magazines, but I feel that there are too many advertisements in that thing. In fact, almost half of the pages you will see are ads, and the amount of this useless content makes it feel like it really should be free in the place.

From my point of view, magazines would get more attention by readers if it was free (i.e. more people will read it). The advertisements will then be shown to more people. Therefore, the amount of money that magazine companies ask from other companies who want to advertise will naturally increase. This will still cover the costs of production and such.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 18th Aug 2008, 15:07

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Originally Posted by AcidJiles

what this shows again is that traditional media providers are not providing what they produce in the ways that consumers want.

i.e. Free.

TGImages · 18th Aug 2008, 15:13

Print media still has some advantages. It's a bit more difficult to take Mygazines with you on a porcelain cruise.

johnnyboy700 · 18th Aug 2008, 15:28

Nice idea but I agree that print media still has a place, although I wasn't thinking of doing so whilst cutting off a length.

Furymouse · 18th Aug 2008, 17:43

Proof

Now theres no excuse for magazines in the bathroom

DXR_13KE · 18th Aug 2008, 17:54

if only it had an offline version....

Tulatin · 18th Aug 2008, 19:39

I gave this service a test drive by reading an issue of Maximum PC - while the magazine was about as meh as I remember it being, the navigation, and intuitive nature of the software made it enjoyable. Enjoyable enough that I'd rather scroll through digital copies than a print copy.

Mr T · 18th Aug 2008, 20:42

"The service is not available. Please try again later." doh!

r4tch3t · 18th Aug 2008, 22:17

I would love it if they had New Scientist on there. (had a quick look but couldn't find it) I can't afford the subscription due to studentitis and miss the days when it was delivered to my door.

cpemma · 18th Aug 2008, 23:16

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...it could be the Renaissance that the printed media industry has been waiting for...

You're missing the point. For Mygazines to produce an online version of someone else's magazine is no different to me hosting a carbon copy of the Bit-Tech site. Were Bit-Tech management bothered when someone actually did this? You betcha!

PC-Pro and a few others have online sites that mirror a large fraction of the magazine content plus extra news - paid for by online advertising. I'd like to see more magazines doing this, but there are established alternatives if I want to read a camera or amplifier review. Market forces will determine who runs the online magazines, but they'll have to produce their own content to survive - there's no long-term future in thieving.

Romirez · 19th Aug 2008, 00:17

The site itself is really nice, easy to use, if a little slow. While obviously the legality does come into it, the print companies should try working with it rather than getting it shut down. Even if they adopted a small subscription fee it'd be worth it; something like £5-10/month coupled with the increased advertising costs. Everyone would be a winner, and if both the site and magazines worked together the content would only improve. Guess that's pointless speculation though, the rampant stupidity pervading todays media would never allow for some sensible negotiation.

sotu1 · 19th Aug 2008, 07:53

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Originally Posted by TGImages

Print media still has some advantages. It's a bit more difficult to take Mygazines with you on a porcelain cruise.

hehe, love how you call the sh*tter!

konsta · 19th Aug 2008, 09:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by r4tch3t

I would love it if they had New Scientist on there. (had a quick look but couldn't find it) I can't afford the subscription due to studentitis and miss the days when it was delivered to my door.

r4tch3t, you know that you can get it via Athens (if you're a UK student, that is)

r4tch3t · 19th Aug 2008, 09:44

New Zealand Student unfortunately.
Good to know anyway.

reflux · 20th Aug 2008, 11:57

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"I truly believe that, given a little tender loving care, we could be looking at the future of magazine distribution."

Check out The Overclocker, a professional magazine for PC enthusiasts that's being distributed for free online:

http://theoverclocker.com/

UrbanMarine · 17th Oct 2008, 15:40

Mygazines is not closed

"Dear valued members, visitors and publishers,

Due to monetary reasons and the state of the global economy, we unfortunately must close mygazines.com. We simply ran out of funds to support the daily operations.

We thank you for your patronage.

If you are a publisher interested in understanding more about our model and vision for the future of the publishing industry going forward, or to discuss our Business to Business model opportunities, please email us at mygazines@gmail.com.

Sincerely,
The Mygazines Team"

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diasam What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 19	I personally don't read too many magazines, but I feel that there are too many advertisements in that thing. In fact, almost half of the pages you will see are ads, and the amount of this useless content makes it feel like it really should be free in the place. From my point of view, magazines would get more attention by readers if it was free (i.e. more people will read it). The advertisements will then be shown to more people. Therefore, the amount of money that magazine companies ask from other companies who want to advertise will naturally increase. This will still cover the costs of production and such.

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TGImages Grandpa Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Illinois, US Posts: 160	Print media still has some advantages. It's a bit more difficult to take Mygazines with you on a porcelain cruise.

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johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 783	Nice idea but I agree that print media still has a place, although I wasn't thinking of doing so whilst cutting off a length.

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r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,882	I would love it if they had New Scientist on there. (had a quick look but couldn't find it) I can't afford the subscription due to studentitis and miss the days when it was delivered to my door. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

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Romirez Minimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 34	The site itself is really nice, easy to use, if a little slow. While obviously the legality does come into it, the print companies should try working with it rather than getting it shut down. Even if they adopted a small subscription fee it'd be worth it; something like £5-10/month coupled with the increased advertising costs. Everyone would be a winner, and if both the site and magazines worked together the content would only improve. Guess that's pointless speculation though, the rampant stupidity pervading todays media would never allow for some sensible negotiation. __________________ C2D E6600 \| BFG 8800GTX OC \| BFG nForce 680i SLI \| 2GB OCZ DDR2.. something or other. Shiny \| Dell 24" Wide

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r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,882	New Zealand Student unfortunately. Good to know anyway. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

17th Oct 2008, 15:40	#18
UrbanMarine Government Prostitute Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1,010	Mygazines is not closed "Dear valued members, visitors and publishers, Due to monetary reasons and the state of the global economy, we unfortunately must close mygazines.com. We simply ran out of funds to support the daily operations. We thank you for your patronage. If you are a publisher interested in understanding more about our model and vision for the future of the publishing industry going forward, or to discuss our Business to Business model opportunities, please email us at mygazines@gmail.com. Sincerely, The Mygazines Team" __________________ RIP: 3DRealms & Duke Nukem