Comments on: How publishers encourage piracy http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Blue Tyson http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146509 Blue Tyson Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:31:48 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146509 Not it isn't, because there's no violence involved. Hope you aren't going to bring up nazis next. :) However, it is rather like saying 'prohibition encourages black markets' or even _guarantees_ black markets, humans being humans and all. Not it isn’t, because there’s no violence involved. Hope you aren’t going to bring up nazis next. :)

However, it is rather like saying

‘prohibition encourages black markets’ or even _guarantees_ black markets, humans being humans and all.

]]> By: David Crotty http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146459 David Crotty Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:21:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146459 Paula B. is right. Saying "publishers encourage piracy" is kind of like saying the woman was "asking for it" because she wore a miniskirt. Paula B. is right. Saying “publishers encourage piracy” is kind of like saying the woman was “asking for it” because she wore a miniskirt.

]]> By: Paula B. http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146457 Paula B. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:05:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146457 Brad makes some great points. Perhaps the words "encouraging piracy" could be modified so that they don't suggest that piracy is legitimate. It isn't. No one is entitled to steal. You want something, you should pay for it. If it isn't available, you should request it. Brad makes some great points.

Perhaps the words “encouraging piracy” could be modified so that they don’t suggest that piracy is legitimate. It isn’t. No one is entitled to steal. You want something, you should pay for it. If it isn’t available, you should request it.

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146446 Chris Meadows Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:45:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146446 I've fixed "the missing link". If only it were so easy to do in paleontology. :) I’ve fixed “the missing link”.

If only it were so easy to do in paleontology. :)

]]> By: Brad Vertrees http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146438 Brad Vertrees Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:30:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146438 Great points. As Jon said though, we need a link to the original. :-) My thoughts are that piracy is a symptom, not the problem. When a novel/short story is not released in digital copies, people will take it upon themselves to pirate these works. If people want it, they will get it one way or another. Stubborn publishers/authors are the problem by not adapting to the rapidly changing technology that is affecting publishing. The music industry was stubborn as well and didn't recognize the benefits of digital music until very late in the game. They are still a little resistant. The results have been a complete disaster. It has reduced the RIAA to suing their own customers and turning the public against them. I hope publishers/authors get on board the digital bandwagon soon! Great points. As Jon said though, we need a link to the original. :-)

My thoughts are that piracy is a symptom, not the problem. When a novel/short story is not released in digital copies, people will take it upon themselves to pirate these works. If people want it, they will get it one way or another.

Stubborn publishers/authors are the problem by not adapting to the rapidly changing technology that is affecting publishing.

The music industry was stubborn as well and didn’t recognize the benefits of digital music until very late in the game. They are still a little resistant.

The results have been a complete disaster. It has reduced the RIAA to suing their own customers and turning the public against them.

I hope publishers/authors get on board the digital bandwagon soon!

]]> By: Garson O'Toole http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146437 Garson O'Toole Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:26:53 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146437 Here is a link to the article <a HREF="http://booksprung.com/how-publishers-encourage-piracy" rel="nofollow">How publishers encourage piracy</A> by Chris Walters, and here is a link to the <a HREF="http://booksprung.com/" rel="nofollow">BookSprung</A> blog. Here is a link to the article How publishers encourage piracy by Chris Walters, and here is a link to the BookSprung blog.

]]> By: Jon http://www.teleread.com/piracy/how-publishers-encourage-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-1146436 Jon Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:02:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=29989#comment-1146436 You forgot the link to the original. You forgot the link to the original.

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