'For Dummies' Publisher Files Mass-BitTorrent Lawsuit

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I guess the next book in the series will be "Filing Lawsuits for Dummies!" :D

John Wiley and Sons, one of the world’s largest book publishers, have sued 27 BitTorrent users at a federal court in New York. The publisher claims that the defendants have shared copies of its “For Dummies” books without permission, and demands compensation. After several movie studios started filing lawsuits against BitTorrent users last year, Wiley is the first book publisher to take this kind of action.
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They need a BitTorrent for Dummies so that folks learn how to not get busted.
 
I'm about to blow the lid off this:
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lilbabycat said:
I'm about to blow the lid off this:
http://www.copierscopiers.com/images/Xerox-Docucolor-2240.jpg[/I[/QUOTE]

That's hilarious.

So is the BitTorrent for Dummies which I had no idea existed.

This thread delivers!!!
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Next they will file suit against Public Libraries for allowing people to read them without buying..
 
So you can go to a library, get a physical copy for free, in fact only one copy was sold for the library to have it, many people are allowed to take home this book and read it without the publisher getting a dime, and its all good... vs. someone is sold a physical copy, they scan the book, and you download it for free, and you're a bad person.
 
TechLarry said:
And now for the biggest dose of Irony in years:

http://www.dummies.com/store/product/BitTorrent-For-Dummies.productCd-076459981X.html
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LOL, I particularly love this part of their own description of the book: 'This book not only shows you how to acquire BitTorrent, but also how to use it without picking up worms, viruses, and lawsuits.'

Guess it's ok to teach you to rip off other companies and avoid lawsuits if it makes them money, but when it comes to their own stuff suddenly it's 'Woah, hey, what are you doing?'
 
sfsuphysics said:
So you can go to a library, get a physical copy for free, in fact only one copy was sold for the library to have it, many people are allowed to take home this book and read it without the publisher getting a dime, and its all good... vs. someone is sold a physical copy, they scan the book, and you download it for free, and you're a bad person.
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Yes.
 
lilbabycat said:
I'm about to blow the lid off this:
http://www.copierscopiers.com/images/Xerox-Docucolor-2240.jpg[/I[/QUOTE]

What is that?
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(Put your sarcasm detectors on LOL)
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TechLarry said:
And now for the biggest dose of Irony in years:

http://www.dummies.com/store/product/BitTorrent-For-Dummies.productCd-076459981X.html
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One of the best quotes I will ever QFT.... one word: AWESOME

sfsuphysics said:
So you can go to a library, get a physical copy for free, in fact only one copy was sold for the library to have it, many people are allowed to take home this book and read it without the publisher getting a dime, and its all good... vs. someone is sold a physical copy, they scan the book, and you download it for free, and you're a bad person.
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Yeah, pretty much.

I found this nice educational discussion on this as I've always wondered how libraries worked (just got my local tax bill for march 2012 :eek: ) : http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln1qe/do_libraries_cost_writers_money/c2u0evl
 
Eisenblut said:
Why haven't the RIAA and MPAA sued them for aiding and abetting by proxy the pirating of their copyrighted works? :rolleyes:
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Because then they would have to sue themselves for aiding and abetting :)
 
According to the article, "Interestingly, the popular “BitTorrent for Dummies” is not included [in the complaint]."
 
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