BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music have sued Cox Communications for music piracy. They did this because the internet service provider did not do enough to punish 200,000 users who downloaded illegal music. These two companies are clients of Rightscorp, a copyright enforcement agent whose business is based on threatening ISPs with a high-stakes lawsuit if they don't … [Read more...] about eBook Publishers May Soon Sue ISP Providers over Pirate eBooks
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Spain Cracks Down on Book Piracy
In a bold move for books and authors, Spanish police raided a book piracy facility and seized an undisclosed value of copied and digitized titles intended for sale and distribution. This crackdown marks an important step for recognizing the rights of authors and copyright holders, and for attacking an increasingly frustrating problem. Piracy, especially of ebooks and MP3s, … [Read more...] about Spain Cracks Down on Book Piracy
India Pushes For Legalizing of Photocopying Academic Books
The seemingly everlasting tussle between the proponents of digital piracy and those opposing it has taken an interesting turn with the Indian government’s move that could legalize copying of textbooks and course materials. There already are reports that claim the Indian government is considering moving a petition before the World Intellectual Property Organization, seeking a … [Read more...] about India Pushes For Legalizing of Photocopying Academic Books
Russian eBook App Bookmate Offers Unlimited Access For $5 Monthly
Russia boasts of a rich literary culture, but is also besotted with digital piracy of an unprecedented scale; that translates to substantially less cash inflow to the national exchequer every year. eBook piracy in the country is among the highest in the world, and a Russian company has likely come with a solution:an ebook reading service, Bookmate, that offers ebook … [Read more...] about Russian eBook App Bookmate Offers Unlimited Access For $5 Monthly
What Crunchyroll’s New Manga Service Gets Right
Crunchyroll's new streaming manga service, which will launch on Wednesday, looks like the manga publishers' best bet yet for fighting piracy, for three reasons: 1. It has new manga chapters the same day they are released in Japan. 2. It has a couple of big-name series to anchor it. 3. It's free. OK, it's only partly free, but right now it looks like Crunchyroll is … [Read more...] about What Crunchyroll’s New Manga Service Gets Right
Students Found to Rely on Pirated Textbooks to Save Costs
A study conducted by NetNames has revealed an unlikely source for the bulk of ebook piracy: students. The online security company further revealed that the extent of piracy is even more startling, with no less than 76% of digital content meant for academic available to be downloaded free from pirate sites. NetNames searched for 50 specific textbooks across five disciplines – … [Read more...] about Students Found to Rely on Pirated Textbooks to Save Costs
MUSO Proves to be a Boon to Tackle Online Piracy
Online piracy has proved to be a bane of self-published authors as much as it is for almost any digital content be it music, films, software and so on. fortunately, its not a one sided affair thanks to the efforts of London based company that has launched the new MUSO anti piracy browser plugin that is designed to track down illegal copies of the original work. One of the … [Read more...] about MUSO Proves to be a Boon to Tackle Online Piracy
Piracy a Major Threat to Digital Publishing in China
As has been the case anywhere else in the world, publishers in China are waking up to the impact that digital publishing is expected to have in the domestic publishing industry in future. However, publishers fear that the rampant piracy prevalent in the country could cast a pall over the segment. China has already grown to emerge as the second largest ebook market in the … [Read more...] about Piracy a Major Threat to Digital Publishing in China
Creator Posts Link to His Own Comic on a Pirate Site
Writer Ian Sharman wants readers to buy his new book Hero: 9 to 5 - Quietus, but he realizes some folks haven't read the first volume, which comprises issues #1-#4. So he's making the first collection available digitally, for free, but he's letting others do the work: On his Tumblr, Sharman posted a link to a downloadable copy on what is obviously a pirate site. He … [Read more...] about Creator Posts Link to His Own Comic on a Pirate Site
Fan Community Calls Out Illegal Comics Sharing
SuBLime is an imprint of Viz Media that publishes yaoi manga (love stories between two men). When they publish digitally, it is usually in the form of a PDF download, which means that is it basically DRM-free—it can be readily moved from one device to another and won't disappear if the publisher or the app does. It's the digital comics format that a lot of fans want (and some … [Read more...] about Fan Community Calls Out Illegal Comics Sharing