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
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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