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SeaKing · 02-27-2012, 08:30 PM

I love these kinds of comebacks: "So why are you complaining?"

How piracy built the U.S. publishing industry
by Greg Sandoval February 27, 2012 12:18 PM PST

"Americans were once enthusiastic pirates. The company that eventually became HarperCollins made a fortune pirating the work of Charles Dickens and other British authors.

For decades, the U.S. government turned a blind eye to the pirating of intellectual property--and the practice helped some of the country's largest book publishers make their fortunes.

"one of the most lucrative revenue streams for U.S. publishers during this period came from churning out unauthorized copies of British books before their rivals could. Authors didn't get a dime, say Burrows and Wallace. But don't feel too bad for the British publishers--they'd done exactly the same to French authors.""

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...?tag=cnetRiver

The kettles keep calling the pots black!

02-27-2012, 08:30 PM	#1
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	How piracy built the U.S. publishing industry I love these kinds of comebacks: "So why are you complaining?" How piracy built the U.S. publishing industry by Greg Sandoval February 27, 2012 12:18 PM PST "Americans were once enthusiastic pirates. The company that eventually became HarperCollins made a fortune pirating the work of Charles Dickens and other British authors. For decades, the U.S. government turned a blind eye to the pirating of intellectual property--and the practice helped some of the country's largest book publishers make their fortunes. "one of the most lucrative revenue streams for U.S. publishers during this period came from churning out unauthorized copies of British books before their rivals could. Authors didn't get a dime, say Burrows and Wallace. But don't feel too bad for the British publishers--they'd done exactly the same to French authors."" http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...?tag=cnetRiver The kettles keep calling the pots black!