XXXXXXXXX.XXX (apparent pirate website URL removed)?

MonkeyKnits57 · 08-24-2008, 01:43 PM

Does anyone know anything about this website? I was doing a search for The Catcher in the Rye, and found it at this site. I also noticed that To Kill a Monkingbird was listed there. Is this site legit? How can I tell? I'm afraid my noobness is showing right now, but I don't want to download illegal content. I want the content, but legally. Thanks for the help.

NatCh · 08-24-2008, 02:42 PM

The two books you mention were published in '51 and '60, respectively, which means there's no way they're in PD pretty much anywhere. This all by itself suggests that the site is probably not legit.

From looking the site itself a bit further, it looks to me like it's a file sharing site that makes no attempt to police what files are shared, which means that most of its content is not likely to be legit.

Just a note, I'm going to "XXX" the name of the site, since we try to avoid linking or even looking like we're linking to such sites. You had to name the place to ask about it, of course, but now that we've got an answer, we really need to not leave it lying about for due-diligence reasons. I just didn't want you to wonder why it changed.

MonkeyKnits57 · 08-24-2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Just a note, I'm going to "XXX" the name of the site, since we try to avoid linking or even looking like we're linking to such sites. You had to name the place to ask about it, of course, but now that we've got an answer, we really need to not leave it lying about for due-diligence reasons. I just didn't want you to wonder why it changed.

I agree. Thank you very much. I wish there was a legit place to buy those books. sigh.

NatCh · 08-25-2008, 11:32 AM

You and me, and half the world, MonkeyKnits57.

08-24-2008, 01:43 PM	#1
MonkeyKnits57 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kindle	XXXXXXXXX.XXX (apparent pirate website URL removed)? Does anyone know anything about this website? I was doing a search for The Catcher in the Rye, and found it at this site. I also noticed that To Kill a Monkingbird was listed there. Is this site legit? How can I tell? I'm afraid my noobness is showing right now, but I don't want to download illegal content. I want the content, but legally. Thanks for the help. Last edited by NatCh; 08-24-2008 at 02:44 PM. Reason: removed URL for apparent pirate site, per Forum Guidelines.

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08-24-2008, 02:42 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	The two books you mention were published in '51 and '60, respectively, which means there's no way they're in PD pretty much anywhere. This all by itself suggests that the site is probably not legit. From looking the site itself a bit further, it looks to me like it's a file sharing site that makes no attempt to police what files are shared, which means that most of its content is not likely to be legit. Just a note, I'm going to "XXX" the name of the site, since we try to avoid linking or even looking like we're linking to such sites. You had to name the place to ask about it, of course, but now that we've got an answer, we really need to not leave it lying about for due-diligence reasons. I just didn't want you to wonder why it changed.

08-25-2008, 11:32 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	You and me, and half the world, MonkeyKnits57.

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