Amazon and piracy

[Rowena, Group Owner]

Interesting accounts by a few authors whose books have been turned into e-books without their permission and with no remuneration.

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/...

[L.J.]

Wonder if the Feds will get involved re Dorchester's actions. They are beyond the pale. It's reputation is now tarnished beyond repair. I for one, would never trust them.

[L.J.]

Oh, and then there's Amazon's behavior re people stealing your work and publishing it on Kindle. Can we say a lawsuit in the making.

[Rowena, Group Owner]

Fascinatingly, a couple of the authors on the nielsenhayden discussion --allegedly-- have found that Amazon is not interested in removing the plagiarized/bootlegged version.

I have not joined in the conversation, although Amazon has infringed my copyright at least twice (but I am not aware of any third party putting up my books).

In the case of Insufficient Mating Material, it ought not to be available even as a hidden backup for Kindle readers. They should have been given their money back, and the infringing e-book should have been deleted permanently.