By putting it up for download or viewing without the author’s permission, or illegally downloading them by those who put them up illegally.How does one pirate an e-book?
Well, of course, I wondered why publishers ever agreed to going digital – maybe the music industry couldn’t see what would happen but the publishers should have seen it coming.From a trusted trade publication, it’s been confirmed that people are pirating e-books. I would check with the usual suspects and even amazon. It would not be appropriate for me to post examples of methods, but just type in your book title or name and see what happens.
Peace,
Ed
well, if that is true, then the record labels and other corporate entities have no ground to stand on, whining about piracy, after all, they are the ones making it possible!I think that is a part of the cry for no copy protection. “I bought it and I should be able to put it on any device. I should not be ‘limited’ to only being able to read it on a dedicated reading device.” Supposedly, this is “freedom.” Wrong. It’s a license to steal.
"Cyberpirates crack Stephen King’s e-book
"Author: John Leyden
"30 Mar 2000 secure
“Crackers have broken the encryption technology used to protect Stephen King’s e-book, dispersing free pirated copies of the $2.50 electronic novel around the web.”
I’m using an old example. I don’t want to pass on new methods since it will give a few people ideas.
Peace,
Ed
There is no magical format that will solve this problem. As long as these things are available in a digital format there will be piracy. The best they can hope for is prevention of piracy the first 30 days after release. They can choose not to sell digital versions, but people will always find a way to digitize it and release it for free online. The internet can do a lot of good, but it also is impossible to police. Unfortunately, we can never go back to the time before internet. Too many people have become dependent on it. They wouldn’t vote for people that would get rid of it.well, if that is true, then the record labels and other corporate entities have no ground to stand on, whining about piracy, after all, they are the ones making it possible!
Back when people had to buy 8tracks, records, tapes, CDs, there was never a concern about being able to do with them as they wish, however if someone wanted to, they could loan out the album/tape/CD, etc, but no one was whining back then…??
Besides all that, I think we can be 100% the next format books, music, movies, etc that they come out with will definitely not be as easily pirated. I think the producers have learned their lesson about this, and will probably see the next format fairly soon, as I bet they cant wait to move on!!
Nothing is impossible.There is no magical format that will solve this problem. As long as these things are available in a digital format there will be piracy. The best they can hope for is prevention of piracy the first 30 days after release. They can choose not to sell digital versions, but people will always find a way to digitize it and release it for free online. The internet can do a lot of good, but it also is impossible to police. Unfortunately, we can never go back to the time before internet. Too many people have become dependent on it. They wouldn’t vote for people that would get rid of it.