December 20, 2011
The Novelist Versus the Pirates

barretta:

Thank God that the creative professions are striking a blow against intellectual property theft (and it’s not just Metallica this time).

We should all be so lucky.

When Spain’s unemployment rate hovers near 20% and books cost upwards of 20€, it’s no wonder people choose to pirate them. Better that than obscurity.

But guess what? An agent and publisher are now looking to represent an author.

  1. davidwduffy said: Yeah, I agree that people should take a stand, but what makes her books worth 20€, way way above the average? Just because she won a $1m literary prize? No surprise the books are being pirated. It’s like paying £10 for a cup of tea.
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    We should all be so lucky.When Spain’s unemployment rate hovers near 20% and books cost upwards of 20€, it’s no wonder...
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