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Signatures | Total: 253

 

# NameComments
101 Phylis Sullivan
102 Michelle Yakel
103 Schuyler ThorpeI'd like to see them print *out* the 1500+ page monsters that I am writing! :0)
104 Linda MooneyEpublishing is a new standard in publishing. Therefore, the law needs to catch up with technology, and protect authors and publishing companies.
105 Virginia MorrisonWe as people of this great country need to protect the rights of writers and publishers with rights to their material.
106 Liz Weiss
107 Marcia
108 Debi SullivanAs a freelance editor I have firsthand knowledge of the dedication that goes into an author's work. Why should their words be stolen? Wouldn't want your car jacked, now would you? Similar type of crime...different kind of playing field.
109 Anonymous
110 Dr Bob Rich
111 Alexandra Reid
112 Anonymous. .all said in a very strong case in the above statement! Thank you, Marquete Williams Romance Writer
113 Vincent DiamondOur intellectual property is no less deserving of protection than movies, television and music.
114 Anonymous
115 Judy OdowichukI think it's horrendous that authors are left to their own defences when their work is stolen.
116 John GormanWhat is not clear is to whom the petition is to be directed.
117 Kris Bethea
118 AnonymousIt isn't fair that we work to create a book only to have itt is passed around to all and sundry without us receiving any payment. It is worse when these pirates defend their thefts by saying they are 'helping' us writers by 'promoting' our books. These thieves must be stopped and procesuted.
119 AnonymousIt isn't fair that we work to create a book only to have itt is passed around to all and sundry without us receiving any payment. It is worse when these pirates defend their thefts by saying they are 'helping' us writers by 'promoting' our books. These thieves must be stopped and procesuted.
120 Marci Baun
121 Anonymous
122 Carrie Anne King
123 Jet Mykles
124 AnonymousProtect the rights of writers.
125 Angela Chaney
126 Brenda PorterAs an epublished author, I find this deplorable.
127 Jennifer DiCamilloPiracy is against copyright laws...which need to be enforced. I say...put the perpetrators in prison.
128 Cris AnsonAs a published author (both electronically and in paper), I agree that copyrights should be respected, whether in books, music, movies, or whatever. What good are laws if no one adheres to them? Cris Anson
129 Kelley Heckart
130 Beth Shriver
131 Daun Ann Korty
132 Laureen Sharpe
133 Laura KubitzPlease do this because many authors I enjoy reading are being hit in their pocketbooks because of this mess.
134 MelanieEveryone should be paid fairly for their work.
135 Connie Northrop
136 Maureen SevillaI believe artist rights should be protected in all media.
137 Philip Handy
138 Anonymous
139 Denyse BridgerI am an eBook author, as well as traditionally published, and this kind of piracy really IS immoral, as well as illegal. I hope something is done to put an end to it.
140 Anonymous
141 Liane Gentry Skye
142 Susan MacateeIf authors and publishers lose out because of this, there will be fewer books published resulting in less choices for readers. Very few writers make enough to write full-time.
143 Lee RowanIf this situation had an impact on big corporate publishers, we'd be seeing some action from the FBI.
144 Mina Gerhart
145 Anita WhitingI agree with the above. Ebooks are the future and their authors need to be protected. Unless there is some kind of restriction people like me will cease to explore that option and simply continue to strive to be published by the "big boys." That would be unfortunate as ebooks make it affordable for so many readers to purchase them without spending a sizable amount of money, which in this struggling economy, is very important. Anita M Whiting ebook and print author of romantic suspense
146 Barb Ledbetter
147 Jennifer Cole
148 Gary Williams
149 Brenda J WeaverAs a romance writer of both ebook and print I agree with the above statement. Let us hope that this petition gets into the right hands and something is done to protect us from the unauthorized usage of our work
150 D. Maxwell

 

Signatures | Total: 253