David Powers wrote:
Crayon Shin Chan wrote:
What makes you think any of the authors are subscribed to this list?
I am subscribed to this list, and I'm disgusted that somebody posted the
URL to the pirate site. I see that more than 2,000 copies of my "PHP
Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy" have been downloaded.
Although eBooks are cheaper than the printed version, the royalties to
an author are much higher (no printing, storage, or delivery costs). I'm
not starving, but the loss in revenue is far from trivial, and reduces
the incentive to continue to write.
I have reported the site to my publisher. Even if it's closed down, my
work has already been stolen.
I haven't followed this thread particularly closely because the issue of
copyright has been done to death, but I believe the link you are
referring to is The Pirate Bay, is that correct? If so you should really
read up on the history of that site. I'm not defending what they do, but
don't expect it to go anywhere - it's proven several times to be
untouchable and is likely here to stay for a very long time.
-Stut
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