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Old 07-05-2012, 04:39 PM   #1
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Reader Who Pirated Book Ordered to Pay Thousands
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http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat...ed-book_b53999

ETA: The title should say ebook, not just book. Sorry.
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I'm assuming since there is a torrent involved that the claim is for distribution rather than downloading, but the article is scant on details.

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I'm assuming since there is a torrent involved that the claim is for distribution rather than downloading, but the article is scant on details.

Edit: Seems there's already a thread on this.
Yes: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=183676
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Old 07-05-2012, 06:24 PM   #4
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