Roald Dahl ebooks remotely updated to censored versions after purchase
When I first read this, I was furious with the publisher.  While I'm still disgusted by the behavior I am under the impression that the Dahl estate supports the historical revisions.So what response should the company receive?  Boycott?  Hacktivism?  Flagrant piracy?  Perhaps not.  Should we lobby to limit the rights of an estate edit posthumously?  Should a blurb indicating the edit be required on the cover of the book?Instead, I think a more grassroots effort is desperately needed.  We need something akin to a software license that an individual author can include in their contracts with publishers and in their estate planning.  It should be entirely frictionless and unambiguous.  It should be the easiest path for an author to take.I propose that a small foundation be created for the purpose of its creation and dissemination; and that a public website / petition exist so that any author publishing today can see that the idea is endorsed by the very people who inspired them to become writers.