tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post4936625754580489713..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Pirates, Tramps and Thieves...Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78680358641500862342013-03-21T06:53:20.794-07:002013-03-21T06:53:20.794-07:00Bloomberg Business week did a great article on Pir...Bloomberg Business week did a great article on Piracy back in September. Really interesting data on how the French law did slow & help choke-off the volume. Maybe we should be lobbying our Senators & members of Congress to pass SOPA? <br />Here's the link if you're interested: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-17/three-myths-behind-internet-pirates-always-win J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78777945081042702412013-03-21T04:28:23.658-07:002013-03-21T04:28:23.658-07:00Ah, the bane of my existence! The day one of my bo...Ah, the bane of my existence! The day one of my books is released, I get a Google alert - always from a pirate site. That is priceless that some of the sites are just taking credit card info - absolutely karma!Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-6826100888147037192013-03-21T02:50:47.630-07:002013-03-21T02:50:47.630-07:00I have heard the arguments against using DRM, but ...I have heard the arguments against using DRM, but has anyone, who has had their book stolen here, used DRM? I'm just wondering because with all those not using it, maybe just to remove the DRM, makes it a little bit of a deterrent for a pirate. (You know, like in this house’s door is locked, but this one hasn’t bothered so I’ll just walk in here and plunder because it's easier....) Thanks for any thoughts on this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-86696109760153021672013-03-20T15:51:43.513-07:002013-03-20T15:51:43.513-07:00The pirates didn't find me until one of my boo...The pirates didn't find me until one of my books did very well as a freebie on Amazon. Then, magically, my book became available where it shouldn't have been. Very irritating.<br /><br />Morgan MandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-24871701404090935212013-03-20T14:00:00.473-07:002013-03-20T14:00:00.473-07:00This is the most depressing topic. We spend so muc...This is the most depressing topic. We spend so much time working on our stories only to get a pittance from an advance, a long wait for royalties, and even longer wait for a return of copyright so we can launch our own ebooks or PODs. And now we have pirates. My first book, a nonfiction guide for readers, had pieces of it pirated and there was nothing I could do about it. I do hope publishers decide to challenge the thieves and drag some of them into court. It bothers me that the written word is so weakly protected in this country. You're right to worry, Janis. It would be awful if the only books left to buy were schlock by hacks. What a dismal future.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-60925830741138898912013-03-20T12:01:20.586-07:002013-03-20T12:01:20.586-07:00I find myself growling in agreement. A pox on all ...I find myself growling in agreement. A pox on all those pirates.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-48335224571749850762013-03-20T10:46:15.105-07:002013-03-20T10:46:15.105-07:00i keep waiting for someone to come up with a kill ...i keep waiting for someone to come up with a kill switch in downloads that blank the book out after so many reads or opens or when someone tries to copy it. you know there's someone out there that could do that. where is a virus creator when you actually need one?Larion aka Larriane Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044089414209140043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-61455042330827156372013-03-20T09:42:36.633-07:002013-03-20T09:42:36.633-07:00Well said, Janis, and after reading it, the word t...Well said, Janis, and after reading it, the word that keeps bouncing around in my head begins with a 'b," and it's not "beloved" despite the lovely exhortations of the new Pope.<br /><br />Liked Cathy's mention of the music industry's law suits against people pirating songs--maybe book publishing will be forced to come to some such solution. In the meantime, what to do? Give up writing? I hear a chorus of "No's and they're louder than those "b's." <br /><br />Thanks for your insights into a growing problem. Jean Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-85407700222527555682013-03-20T09:15:58.560-07:002013-03-20T09:15:58.560-07:00Nicely put, Janis. Nobody else is expected to give...Nicely put, Janis. Nobody else is expected to give away the product of their toil for free. <br /><br />On a side note, a member of a book club I belong to recently said she would put copies of the latest book we're reading on her porch for us to pick up. My first thought was, how sad that we don't have to worry about thieves stealing books off someone's porch. They're valuable commodoties! Not so in the digital world, unfortunately...Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-55697924789280161502013-03-20T07:54:53.857-07:002013-03-20T07:54:53.857-07:00I’ve given up bothering with them. Why allow them ...I’ve given up bothering with them. Why allow them to steal my time also? Have you ever seen cyber conversations or received an e-mail from those who have downloaded a free book and are upset because the formatting was wonky? Well bless their heart. Yes, I received an e-mail from a person who said that the free book that they downloaded was a hot mess and would I send them a better copy. Well bless their heart. As for those sites that are charging a dollar or dollar and a half for books, well, I hope those who use their credit cards to buy have identity theft insurance. And the ninnies who plagiarized and are caught at it better have a day job because in this business they will become instant pariahs.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-87812737643958806572013-03-20T07:25:55.082-07:002013-03-20T07:25:55.082-07:00The inevitable comparison to the music industry ra...The inevitable comparison to the music industry ran through my head. Pirating of songs was rampant until the industry (was it Sony? Sorry, can't remember which one) actively pursued anyone downloading pirated music - and law enforcement prosecuted the offenders. All of a sudden parents of teens had huge bills and bigger legal problems. <br /><br />The stealing mostly stopped. <br /><br />I don't see that same willingness to enforce the same laws for books.<br /> Cathy Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651278611674981427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13263640960274851222013-03-20T05:46:56.922-07:002013-03-20T05:46:56.922-07:00As a fellow writer who has had work pirated, I con...As a fellow writer who has had work pirated, I connect to your discussion. It's frustrating to put in all the effort only to have thieves derive financial gain.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-60626635298536354102013-03-20T05:41:33.350-07:002013-03-20T05:41:33.350-07:00Arrrrrgggghhhh!
Wish we could make them walk the ...Arrrrrgggghhhh!<br /><br />Wish we could make them walk the plank.JB Lynnhttp://jblynn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-81152375303792509722013-03-20T01:32:33.762-07:002013-03-20T01:32:33.762-07:00Sigh, I hear you. It's so irritating getting a...Sigh, I hear you. It's so irritating getting alerts for readers requesting a shopping list of books, some not even released yet. The bad thing is I can see this problem becoming even worse. :(Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.com