Comments on: $7,000 Fine for Sharing “WordPress For Dummies” on BitTorrent

By: Katykelly

Katykelly — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:46:00 +0000

That's the point. Borrow from the library. Stealing books cheats the publisher and the author. 99 percent of authors do not make enough royalties to support themselves without working a full-time job. Do you really begrudge them their royalties? Would you be mad if a pickpocket took two bucks out of your wallet? Would you be mad if 1,000 pickpockets took two bucks from you? Or if 3,500 pickpockets took $7,000 from you? When pirates take ebooks without paying they are stealing from someone's paycheck.

By: What Happens If File Sharing Can Also Be Prosecuted As Trademark Infringement? – July 10, 2012 at 06:52PM | Lifestream

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:24:03 +0000

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By: » $7000 Fine for Sharing ‘WordPress For Dummies’ – Rare Default Judgement For Settlement Shakedown Publisher »

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:02:13 +0000

[...] customers. In a rare default judgement however, one user in Poughkeepsie, New York has been ordered to pay $7,000 for sharing a copy of “WordPress All-in-One For Dummies” on BitTorrent (Wiley was [...]

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WP Late Night #16 "Thingamatini" | WPCandy — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:58:59 +0000

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By: When the Cosmos Laughs, Part Whatever (Updated — Thrice) – PagesThatWow.com – Sharing Viral Content

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:59:16 +0000

[...] Gee, think of all the money I could get, if I sued all the pirates and I could enforce all the judgments, etc., etc. [...]

By: FrostyC

FrostyC — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:32:00 +0000

No one listens to commercial music anymore. :P

By: When the Cosmos Laughs, Part Whatever (Updated) – PagesThatWow.com – Sharing Viral Content

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:30:10 +0000

[...] Gee, think of all the money I could get, if I sued all the pirates and I could enforce all the judgments, etc., etc. [...]

By: Copyright Trolling For Dummies – John Wiley & Sons Threaten to Actually Sue People in Court | DieTrollDie

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:15:19 +0000

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By: $7,000 Fine for Sharing “WordPress For Dummies” on BitTorrent | Matias Vangsnes

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:15:16 +0000

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By: John Wiley and Sons Wins $7,000 for Pirated Book - GalleyCat

John Wiley and Sons Wins $7,000 for Pirated Book - GalleyCat — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:33:31 +0000

[...] has more details: “This means that aside from the $7,000 in damages from Carpenter, the book publisher may [...]