While publicity on yesterday's Earth Day may be wide, many of us may not be aware that today has been designated as "World Book and Copyright Day" by UNESCO. Anyone who knows that today is World Book and Copyright Day please raise their hands!As someone who is involved in publishing (directly and indirectly) since 1996, I think that this day is important in increasing the awareness of society on the importance of books and copyright issues. While many talked about piracy in the computing, music and film industries, many forgot that this same problem exists in the publishing industry. Plagiarism in publishing is a serious matter. By the way, let's remember that books are not just printed material, but may also include electronically-published material.
The only other thing that I'd like to emphasise is that we should make reading as our culture and not merely a hobby - for reading is food for the mind.
Let's enjoy reading!
3 comments:
Salam Kelana,
Rasa guilty la pulak... masa study dulu, dok xerox buku rujukan, suruh tokey tu buat hard cover, pastu gold-emboss nama sendiri... jahat kan? :-)
Salam Jie, truth be told this is the first time I heard anybody doing that. Hehehehe... kesian author buku tu kan?
Itu dulu, zaman jahilliyah :-) We do now appreciate the hard work that goes into writing a book - nak tulis thesis yang berapa mukasurat tu aje pun, ambil masa setahun lebih.
Can't imagine my lecturer's feelings when he walked up to his group of hard-working students in the library, only to realize they were all reading xerox copies of his book! Kesian dia.
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