In looking through the most “persuasive words” lists in the English language, FREE comes up just about every time. It’s not surprising, as many people reacting to this word become very excited when they think that they are getting something they won’t have to pay for. That’s fine, as long as the giver is doing it legitimately, and the receiver knows what he or she is getting … [Read more...] about Book Piracy Hackers now use Catfishing to target unsuspecting readers
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Australia Passes New Law to Stem the Tide of e-Book Piracy
Australia has just passed a new law that would require internet service providers to block websites that show pirated material, such as e-books. The websites are not up to the internet companies, instead publishers and rights holders have to make a case to the Federal government and demand sites whose "primary purpose" is the illegal sharing of copyrighted material be … [Read more...] about Australia Passes New Law to Stem the Tide of e-Book Piracy
The Philippines Starts to Combat Book Piracy
The Philippines has become rather serious at combating book piracy in schools and on the consumer level. They are doing this to attract major publishers from Europe and the United States. US based publishers have been unable to market their textbooks and print books to the Philippines because of sanctions imposed by the United States Trade Representatives 301 Report. This … [Read more...] about The Philippines Starts to Combat Book Piracy
Organized Crime Focuses on Book Scanning in Spain
Asian organized crime is focusing on book scanning on a massive scale in Madrid and Seville. Police recently arrested three people and seized 8 large printing machines, at various facilities, that were capable of printing and scanning 1,000 books in a few weeks. The investigation and subsequent arrests follows a complaint from the copyright protection arm of Spain's authors … [Read more...] about Organized Crime Focuses on Book Scanning in Spain
HarperCollins Accuses Apple of eBook Piracy
HarperCollins is one of the largest trade publishers in the world and they are not happy with the amount of people pirating their eBooks. This has resulted in them hiring anti-piracy specialises Digimarc to petition google to remove over 1,000 file sharing and websites hosting the files. One of the consequences of this event was hitting Apple with a slew of takedown requests. … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Accuses Apple of eBook Piracy
Feature: The Emerging Worldwide Battle against Pirated Books
We often think that the majority of book piracy often occurs in the digital space via ebooks. The electronic format makes it fairly easy for people to get the content they want. Increasingly, many countries are battling the print sector, which has always been the bread and butter market for major publishers. In countries like Thailand, Nigeria, and China, authorities are … [Read more...] about Feature: The Emerging Worldwide Battle against Pirated Books