The Tesla Model S & Used E-Books: A Possibility?

The Tesla Model S: Many people don’t realize that a hundred years ago when the automobile industry was in its infancy –both electric and gas powered cars were developed. Gas powered cars won that race and as we all know the human race’s widespread use of those cars has since contributed to global warming – which granted is a whole other conversation! But getting back to the subject of electric cars, fast-forward 100 years from the infancy days of automobiles to today—and electric cars are making a comeback. And the Tesla Motor Company is leading the pack as far as manufacturing high class, quality electric cars. Granted Chevy has its Volt and Nissan has its Leaf but both are economy cars when compared to the Tesla models. And the new Tesla Model S is a luxury sedan that raises the proverbial and literal bar! It is a completely electric car that goes from 0 to 60 MPH in 5.6 seconds, is a dream to drive, runs very quietly even when accelerating; features a touch screen dash and beautiful streamlined interiors. The Model S is a gorgeous car both inside and out. CNET offers a great review of the car in an article titled Tesla Model S First Drive Quiet Satisfaction, here’s the link:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57459125-48/tesla-model-s-first-drive-quiet-satisfaction/

And here’s the link to the Model S page on the Tesla Motor Company website:

http://www.teslamotors.com/models

Used E-Books A Possibility: The European Court of Justice, which is the highest court inEurope, ruled yesterday that the software company Oracle cannot block people from re-selling second hand copies of its software; and this decision has ramifications that go far beyond software!

In our high tech era, media companies that produce, e-books, digital videos and music have sought to restrict how that content can be accessed by purchasers, whether or not purchasers can lend the content in the form of e-books, videos, and music to another person or even whether or not they actual own the digital content they have purchased in the form of e-books, digital videos, digital music* and in the case of the Oracle case – software licenses. Thus, this ruling has the potential to allow purchasers of digital content, including e-books, to actually purchase the e-books (and digital music, videos and software) and then later sell those e-books or other digital media content to another person. Granted, this ruling covers Europe and not theUnited States; however, it is a step in the right director for the digital rights of consumers purchasing digital content.

Here’s the link to a Good Reader article, titled Electronic Readers Used E-Books May Be A Reality Soon, on the subject:

http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/used-ebooks-may-be-a-reality-soon/

And another from the Financial Times, tilted EU court decision deals blow to Oracle that offers more information on the subject:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d54ff9e6-c515-11e1-b6fd-00144feabdc0.html#axzz20FMm4Shn

And yet a third link to a

Channel Register article on the subject:

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/07/05/usedsoft_vs_oracle_ruling_analysis/

Have a great day!

Linda R.

*The word “digital” in this context simply means that the video or music content has been purchased and accessed via a computer and/or the Internet and thus is saved or streamed to a computer or media player – in other words these are non-physical CDs, DVDs or books!