Dear Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.
Did you knowthat there has been a recent explosion of book pirate sites that feature stolen ebooks and offer UNAUTHORIZED downloads for free?
Do you realize that this not only threatens theincome of hundreds of authors, but costs you millions in lost profits?
Did you know that these thieves are so certain they can act with impunity that they proudly display per-title counters of how many downloads they have stolen?
Dear U.S. Copyright Office:
Did you know these thieves have made a mockery of copyright? They believe that you are powerless to prevent this behavior. Are they right?
Dear Internal Revenue Service.
Are you aware that millions of dollars of taxable income is simply evaporating because authors are not being paid for their work?
We are authors who are appealing to you to use your resources to make war on the blatant immorality, illegality and bad business of stealing from us and you.
We are also readers who understand that stripping writers of their motivation or ability to produce is not in the best interest of authors, readers, or book sellers.
We hope you will pledge your collective power and influence to right this wrong and bring an end to this scourge as the music and movie industries have effectively done.
Sincerely,
Authors and Readers for Copyright Protection
Updates
September 24, 2014
Amazon and the Copyright Office are still hiding behind pathetic excuses while our work is ripped off and given away for free. I am currently drafting a formal demand letter to force these corporations to stop ignoring the blatant theft happening on their platforms. They think we will give up, but they have no idea how wrong they are.
Reached 100 supporters
September 24, 2014
6 Comments
about time someone did something. these sites are basically digital shoplifting. shutdown the servers.
its so frustrating to see years of hard work just ripped off and put online for free. writers deserve to get paid for what they produce.
I love reading but I hate that these thieves think they can just steal from my favorite authors. Stop the piracy now!
PROTECT THE WRITERS. if they cant make money they wont write anymore and then we have nothing to read.
my sister is an indie author and she works so hard just to have some random person upload her book to a pirate site the next day. so unfair.
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Dear Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.
Did you knowthat there has been a recent explosion of book pirate sites that feature stolen ebooks and offer UNAUTHORIZED downloads for free?
Do you realize that this not only threatens theincome of hundreds of authors, but costs you millions in lost profits?
Did you know that these thieves are so certain they can act with impunity that they proudly display per-title counters of how many downloads they have stolen?
Dear U.S. Copyright Office:
Did you know these thieves have made a mockery of copyright? They believe that you are powerless to prevent this behavior. Are they right?
Dear Internal Revenue Service.
Are you aware that millions of dollars of taxable income is simply evaporating because authors are not being paid for their work?
We are authors who are appealing to you to use your resources to make war on the blatant immorality, illegality and bad business of stealing from us and you.
We are also readers who understand that stripping writers of their motivation or ability to produce is not in the best interest of authors, readers, or book sellers.
We hope you will pledge your collective power and influence to right this wrong and bring an end to this scourge as the music and movie industries have effectively done.
Sincerely,
Authors and Readers for Copyright Protection
Updates
September 24, 2014
Amazon and the Copyright Office are still hiding behind pathetic excuses while our work is ripped off and given away for free. I am currently drafting a formal demand letter to force these corporations to stop ignoring the blatant theft happening on their platforms. They think we will give up, but they have no idea how wrong they are.
Reached 100 supporters
September 24, 2014
6 Comments
total theft. nothing less. how would they like it if someone stole their paycheck every month?
about time someone did something. these sites are basically digital shoplifting. shutdown the servers.
its so frustrating to see years of hard work just ripped off and put online for free. writers deserve to get paid for what they produce.
I love reading but I hate that these thieves think they can just steal from my favorite authors. Stop the piracy now!
PROTECT THE WRITERS. if they cant make money they wont write anymore and then we have nothing to read.
my sister is an indie author and she works so hard just to have some random person upload her book to a pirate site the next day. so unfair.
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total theft. nothing less. how would they like it if someone stole their paycheck every month?