Possible Copyright Infringement: Authors Take Note!

[rolanni]

Over on Ebay, Mr. Highnoon66 is offering a DVD full of a staggering number of works by your favorite SF writers including John Ringo, Elizabeth Moon, Catherine Asaro, Eric Flint, Ryk E. Spoor, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dave Freer, SL Viehl, Debra Doyle, John Scalzi, Kage Baker, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Jerry Pournelle, Wen Spencer, Kristine Smith, Rosemary Edghill, Andre Norton -- you get the idea.

Those writers who read here may want to check the listing for your name; those readers who see favorite authors on the list may wish to bring this to their attention:
Item number: 320129371092

Comments

[orlacarey.livejournal.com]

Dang! As much as I would love a DVD like this to be available I'm not going to bid on something so clearly illegal and unfair to the authors.

[spiritdancer]

I'd also suggest giving Toni and Arnold over on teh Bar a heads-up - a goodly portion of that looks like it might be stuff off Webscriptions and/or the Free Library. Baen is not adverse to stuff being shared from the Free Library, but specify it shouldn't be sold.

(Stupid people making harder to get legitimate e-books where money can actually go to the authors. **GRRRRRR**)

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I've reported this item as a clear violation of eBay policy vi their reporting tool. Here's hoping they do something about it.

[lagilman]

when you see something like this on Ebay, report it to them immediately. They're very good about pulling accounts.

I complained by the book --

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Went to the section of eBay rules, and clicked on Report Item under the Copyright Rules section:

"5700 Sci Fi E Books - pdf files On 1 dvd Over 3 Gigs
Item number: 320129371092

This person does not own the e-rights to 5700 works. He is stealing from both the dead and the living. Pull this. Ban him if possible."

[ramblin-phyl.livejournal.com]

One quick email to ebay should close this guy down. It's all pirated material.

[barsukthom.livejournal.com]

"Item has ended" at least as of 4:45 central time.