Re: Pirates vs. University Presses

[Klaus Graf <klausgraf@googlemail.com>]

It is the same crime to spread knowledge by illegally making 
university press books available as to offer Harry Potter for 
download?

Klaus Graf

2009/2/18 B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>:

>>From "Inside Higher Ed":
>
> "It's not exactly news that the Internet is a perfect tool for
> violating copyright. In book publishing, the big concern has been
> best sellers that can be scanned and uploaded, with the idea that
> there is a worldwide audience for the latest Harry Potter
> installment or Oprah recommendation. While most university press
> books don't have quite that commercial appeal, they are finding
> that they can still be the targets of pirates."
>
> http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/18/pirate
>
> Bernie Sloan
> Sora Associates
> Bloomington, IN