tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post4770164993748444109..comments2014-11-26T03:48:30.667-08:00Comments on No Pirates: CONSOLIDATED POSTS: A week's worth of pirate sinkingSteve Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01106769507452246948noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-78809206788597265702012-08-24T07:07:26.860-07:002012-08-24T07:07:26.860-07:00Mysti,
Thanks for your support! When the model shi...Mysti,<br />Thanks for your support! When the model shifts from "Reader-centric" to "Author-centric" then we will have made some strides in the industry. It takes both groups to create the business in the first place, and I feel that once the pirate mindset shifts from "We will just keep popping up" to "Are eBooks really worth pirating?" then groups like mine will have made a difference.Steve Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106769507452246948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-539349060321100602012-08-23T20:48:56.016-07:002012-08-23T20:48:56.016-07:00A friend of mine just sent me this link. I applaud...A friend of mine just sent me this link. I applaud you in your efforts. As a small-press author who's also been targeted there, I am learning all I can to spread awareness of this ring of thieves. Absolutely under no circumstances are any of their excuses valid or legal. Anything I can do to help, I will gladly do.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-10346353679812878662012-08-09T12:21:32.597-07:002012-08-09T12:21:32.597-07:00Yes. I never expected them to stop. From the begin...Yes. I never expected them to stop. From the beginning I expected to play "pirate whack-a-mole" with this group. We are following closely, and are working on a strategy as we speak.Steve Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106769507452246948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-63097740364088518502012-08-09T08:23:38.394-07:002012-08-09T08:23:38.394-07:00Well, they're back up ...Well, they're back up ...Journeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-82977778163508056372012-08-06T19:10:01.909-07:002012-08-06T19:10:01.909-07:00You do realize that many/most books on TUEBL were ...<i> <br />You do realize that many/most books on TUEBL were uploaded by users of the site and not pirated. </i><br /><br /><b>I can only speak to the dozens of authors who disagree with this statemet, and who demanded that their work be taken down from the site. When it became clear that the methods used by the pirate group included humiliating the authors publicly, and creating a take down procedure with no actual ability to monitor the permanence of the requests, the definition of "pirate" took on a new meaning. An author could literally spend days complying with the ridiculous rules put in place by TUEBL, only to find their work back up the next day. The only recourse they had was to do the process over again. Any organization which has no better control over the very livelihood of their business has no business being in business! </b><i><br /><br />I can ask people I know who have shared books from their own libraries to contact you, if you'd like. You also realize that it's impossible for bricks and mortar used book store owners to know whether the books they're taking in for sale on the secondary market are stolen or not, regardless the silly disclaimer in the front of books talking about missing covers. <br /></i><b><br />What is silly is the comparison you are making. It is exponentially more difficult to steal hard copies than it is to steal electronic copies. With hard copies, the punishment makes the theft not worth the risk. Currently, there is little by way of solid laws to do the same with electronic copies. With this in mind, common sense dictates that normally hard copy books are purchased, not stolen. This is comparing apples and oranges, to wear out a cliche.</b><i><br /><br />While I agree that there are many pirates out there with nefarious motives, a la Napster in the music industry, I'm afraid I need a little more proof than you're providing here<br /></i><b><br />I owe you no proof. My work, my rules. If I don't want a pirate to have their way with my work, it is my right. Nefarious motives or not, it is up to me as the creator of the work to decide who, how, when and why it is distributed. For anyone else to do so without my permission or knowledge is theft. </b>Steve Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106769507452246948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-24228603548280167632012-08-06T18:51:52.039-07:002012-08-06T18:51:52.039-07:00You do realize that many/most books on TUEBL were ...You do realize that many/most books on TUEBL were uploaded by users of the site and not pirated. I can ask people I know who have shared books from their own libraries to contact you, if you'd like. You also realize that it's impossible for bricks and mortar used book store owners to know whether the books they're taking in for sale on the secondary market are stolen or not, regardless the silly disclaimer in the front of books talking about missing covers. While I agree that there are many pirates out there with nefarious motives, a la Napster in the music industry, I'm afraid I need a little more proof than you're providing here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-17154079538069550512012-08-06T18:33:55.663-07:002012-08-06T18:33:55.663-07:00Anonymous,
Of course not. The used books were pur...Anonymous,<br /><br />Of course not. The used books were purchased new originally, which means that the authors were rightfully compensated. When an eBook is sold without the author being compensated, it is theft. This is how pirates operate. They gather electronic copies of books without the knowledge or permission of the copyright holder, and then sell or give away the intellectual property illegally. Big difference.Steve Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106769507452246948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-41795495793360094082012-08-06T18:13:03.668-07:002012-08-06T18:13:03.668-07:00Does this mean that bricks and mortar used booksto...Does this mean that bricks and mortar used bookstores are operating pirate operations and should be shut down as well since the books sold within are being sold/traded on a secondary market where the author does not receive royalties?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797159095640580840.post-34113417409566541512012-08-06T13:54:41.024-07:002012-08-06T13:54:41.024-07:00Love it when a plan comes together. :):)Love it when a plan comes together. :):)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com