Project Gutenberg 1999-11-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 255 Stallman, Richard 1953 Stallman, Richard M. Sarrazin, Pierre The right to read = $b Le droit de lire [S.l. : $b s.n.], $c 1999 HTML Date of origin in English 1996 by Stallman, first published in Communications of the ACM (volume 40, number 2), February 1997, translated into French for PG by Pierre Sarrazin in February 1999. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_to_Read The English text is followed by a French translation. "The Right to Read = Le droit de lire" by Richard Stallman is a thought-provoking publication written in the late 20th century. This narrative, presented as a fictional tale interwoven with real-world implications, explores the intersection of copyright law, digital access, and individual rights in an increasingly regulated society. The story critiques the limitations placed on reading and sharing knowledge due to stringent intellectual property laws and highlights the ethical dilemmas that arise from these practices. The book follows Dan Halbert, a college student faced with a moral quandary when his classmate Lissa Lenz asks to borrow his computer after hers breaks down. Concerned that lending her his computer could lead to repercussions for both of them if she accesses his books—given the oppressive presence of the Software Protection Authority (SPA) monitoring usage—Dan faces an internal conflict between helping her and adhering to the laws that restrict sharing knowledge. As the narrative unfolds, their relationship deepens and they embark on a journey of discovering the history of copyright laws and the consequences of compliance to oppressive systems, ultimately joining a movement that advocates for the universal right to read. The story serves as a cautionary tale that resonates with contemporary discussions about access to information in the digital age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en fr Science fiction Short stories Intellectual property -- Fiction PS Text FR Science fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 51155 2025-08-01T11:44:13.518541 text/html 34026 2024-04-16T00:08:00 text/html 95549 2025-08-01T11:44:18.199524 application/epub+zip 94279 2025-08-01T11:44:15.957521 application/epub+zip 78222 2025-08-01T11:44:14.907541 application/epub+zip 173831 2025-08-01T11:44:19.887532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166822 2025-08-01T11:44:17.599538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121317 2022-09-01T13:09:23.694961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42235 2025-08-01T11:44:13.254546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28388 2024-04-16T00:01:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18103 2025-08-01T11:44:20.022491 application/rdf+xml 12079 2025-08-01T11:44:15.414532 image/jpeg 3130 2025-08-01T11:44:15.160521 image/jpeg 92174 2025-08-01T11:44:13.528531 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia