It is easy to see why piracy is the boogeyman of authors, and why so much time is spent fighting it and sharing tips on how to fight it. Unfortunately,...Continue reading
Category: Piracy
Scribd, Piracy, and Why You Can’t Always Believe What You Read Online
When Scribd launched their ebook subscription service last Fall many in the book co0mmunity faulted Scribd for their past history of piracy issues, and it seems that Scribd still hasn’t...Continue reading
eBook Piracy Not Such a Big Deal in the Netherlands
A new report out of the Netherlands this week has revealed that the Dutch are buying ebooks at a rate far higher than the global average. The market research firm...Continue reading
Maybe HBO Does Get it: Game of Thrones Again the Most Torrented Show
It’s long been said that piracy represents an untapped marker or unmet need, and this has led many pundits to wonder why some creators aren’t tapping said markets. I have...Continue reading
NetNames’ New Survey Tries to Measure Textbook Piracy, Fails
BBC News has a new post up this morning on a recent piracy survey by NetNames, and it is a particularly boneheaded example of reporting: Students are the biggest culprits...Continue reading
German Journalists Face Criminal Charges For Mentioning Name of Pirate Site
If you haven’t had your dose of crazy today then you’re in for a treat. Several German blogs are reporting that a prosecutor in Hamburg, Germany, has filed criminal charges...Continue reading
Springer: “we have not yet seen harmful effects of eBook piracy and file sharing”
Piracy is often cited as a terrible problem and used as a justification for everything from illegal seizures of websites to SOPA. As you can imagine, I have always regarded...Continue reading
Breaking Non-News: eBook Sellers Strike Deal To Share Customer Details With Anti-Piracy Outfit
Torrent Freak picked up a news story out of the Netherlands yesterday, only I don’t understand why this qualifies as news: A new digital distribution agreement for eBook platforms will...Continue reading
Increased Piracy Among College Students Means A Shrinking Market for Digital Textbooks
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has a new report out this week on the buying, non-buying, and reading habits of US college students. I only have the press release...Continue reading
Tor-Forge Reaches First Anniversary of Plans to Go DRM-Free – Reports No Increase in Piracy
Late last week Tor UK posted an update on their efforts to go DRM-free. It’s been just over one year since Tor-Forge Books announced plans to distribute their ebooks without...Continue reading
Simon & Schuster to Share Piracy Data With Authors
Simon & Schuster announced today that authors will soon have access to new reports on S&S anti-piracy efforts. This publisher has been a customer of the Attributor anti-piracy service since...Continue reading
Updated: Moon+ Reader Kicked from Google Play Due to Bogus Piracy Claims
I’ve mentioned the Android reading app Moon+ Reader once or twice (it’s bundled into the hacked firmware for the Sony Reader T1 and T2). It’s a very popular app with...Continue reading
Chinese Court Fines Apple One Million Yuan In Copyright Dispute
Piracy is as much of a problem in China as in the rest of the world, only with a twist. Some litigants in China have decided (rather than pursue the...Continue reading
Anti-Piracy Service Attributor Has Been Sold
Ask anyone in digital publishing and they’ll tell you that fighting piracy is a growth business. Whether you’re conning the US government into illegally closing down legit blogs, finding new...Continue reading
Australian Broadcaster Realizes the Best Way to Fight Piracy is to Give Viewers What They Want
I’ve long believed that the best way to fight piracy is to turn the pirate into a customer (or product, as the case may be) by offering them what they...Continue reading