I'm interested in how she found out the book was even being scanned.Given the amount of "sharing" that's going on, it's no surprise that she would feel the way she does and, for that matter, should she even have heard about BookShare.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:58 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: email from an author of a book I scanned
Hi, I would give her the benefit of the doubt. I am a musician. I dislike it when people pirate music. Let's see how this turns out. Thanks. Jim James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 "The difference between those who get what they wish for and those who don't is action. Therefore, every action you take is a complete success,regardless of the results." -- Jerrold Mundis Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ "Laura Ann" <agape.wellness.m assage@xxxxxxxxx> To Sent by: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx bksvol-discuss-bo cc unce@xxxxxxxxxxxx g Subject [bksvol-discuss] Re: email from an author of a book I scanned 08/26/2008 02:36 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss@fr eelists.org that is terrible. How disappointing that she is so ignorant and hostile toward blind and disabled being able to read in alternant formats. How nasty. Laura An At 01:01 PM 8/26/2008, you wrote: Hi, all. I received this message from Katharine Webber, the author of Triangle, which I recently submitted to the collection. She is apparently displeased that her book is in the collection. I tried to explain that bookshare is not illegal. Here is what she says: Scanning pages of a book that is copyright and therefore protected intellectual property, and then ndistributing those pages to other people through a website, is a violation of the copyright law. Very specifically, you are stealing income from me, the author of TRIANGLE and other novels. What you are doing is theft. Do you mind that? Would you steal a meal in a restaurant, would you steal services from your plumber? If you had no idea it was illegal, now you know. Surely you do know this? BOOKSHARE IS ILLEGAL THEFT OF PROPERTY. Do you want to keep doing it and to wait to be prosecuted? Who can heal, but one who has healed herself? Who can know, but one who has asked and sought? Who can lead, but one who has traveled the way? --ancient French proverb To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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