[IP] Harry Potter 6 e-pirated--via text and audio stream
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From: "David H. Rothman" <davidrothman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 16, 2005 7:57:19 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Ip ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Harry Potter 6 e-pirated--via text and audio stream
Reply-To: davidrothman@xxxxxxxxx
J.K. Rowling could make more money and help the cause of literacy if
she authorized electronic versions of her works. Already e-pirates
are spreading around the just-released "Harry Potter and the Half-
Blood Prince" without a nickel reaching Rowling.
What's more, "Harry Potter Radio" this weekend began streaming a
highly skillful but totally unauthorized reading of the new Potter to
accompany the almost instantly pirated text--scanned from the p-book.
So much for the potential of Draconian DRM as a protector of best-
sellers.
Along with publishers and policymakers, J.K. might want to check out
J.D. Lasica's Darknet to understand the folly of Luddite copyright
law as an anti-piracy measure for e-books.
Copyright is okay, but we need balance. If J.K., 40 this month, lives
past 70, it will be a century or so before her work enters the public
domain. Oh, well. The Darknets are ready if certain stubborn
publishers think they can overprice e-books or refuse to release any
at all.
David Rothman | dr@xxxxxxxxxxxx | 703-370-6540
(No Darknet connections)
Rowling bio info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling
TeleRead article on e-text piracy of Potter
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3237
MobileRead article on e-text piracy
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=4501
TeleRead on the unauthorized audio stream
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3238
TeleRead on IP and trespass law, Harry Potter style
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3239
If Harry's good for literacy, why can't Rowling authorize e-books?
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3216
Review of J.D. Lasica's Darknet book
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=2977
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