Comment Re: Your Results Will Vary (Score 1) 241
Internal politics...?
I will get flamed for this. Before I say it, by-no-means I'm I denying this conduct happens, but how many of these women wanted to be sexually involved with a male or even female in the field, then felt ashamed or embarrassment over what they've done?
The data comes from a specific survey, not a register of reported incidents. People may lie in the workplace to cover their backs and protect their egos, but there is no motivation to do so in a confidential study.
... but unless the law in question specifically says that it only protects US citizens, then it applies to everyone.
Even then, international treaties may force the issue. Do personality rights fall under copyrights? If so, The Berne Convention would forbid favourable treatment to US citizens over foreigners.
Perhaps. But personally I find that Amazon has made books way more accessible to me than 20 years ago. The town I grew up in didn't even have a book store. The closest thing was the mass market paperbacks you could find at the department stores and pharmacies. Now you can get just about any book you want delivered to your door in a few days. And often below cover price. If publishers want to compete with piracy, they need to make it more convenient for people to get the books they want, at the price they want.
You're conflating two radically different things here: price and convenience. If Amazon was literally the same price as everywhere else, it would still be competitive on range, stock levels and ease of access. In your example, cost is asecondary issue to the range of material otherwise available to you. Don't pretend the two things are related.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. -- Albert Einstein
