A new book
clearly shows that creative artists need to protect themselves against digital
thievery. The Battle Against Internet Book Piracy: The Fight By Writers,
Publishers and Law Enforcement, and What You Can Do If A Victim may be one
of the 10 most important books for those who cherish – and earn a living from –
words.
Gini Graham
Scott, PH.D., wrote her book to provide an overview of the crime that threatens
the livelihood of professional writers and the survival of many
publishers. She believes that piracy has
led to losses in the billions of dollars.
No one knows how many titles have been copied nor how many times each
has been resold illegally, but the potential for it to grow is great.
The
award-winning screenplay writer and official blogger for the Huffington Post discovered 19 of her
books had been made available on a piracy site and felt compelled to take
action. She is using her book to launch
a nationwide educational campaign to help writers and publishers combat an
issue that is costing the industry heavily.
Chapters in the
book cover these topics:
·
Where
copyright law is strong and where it falls short
·
The
extent and cost of piracy
·
How
music and film industries battle piracy
·
What
can be done to combat piracy
·
What
law enforcement is doing to stop the pirates
·
How
to protect your material from infringement
A final section
provides resources and identifies major pirate sites, helping writers to check
if their books have been posted illegally and to report any violations. The book also includes lists of writer
organizations, government agencies, and online help sites.
Some of the resources listed in the book include:
Takedown Notice Services
Brainz
DMCA
IP Watchdog
Government Agencies
Intellectual Property Theft Enforcement Program
FBI Anti-Piracy Warning Seal
Internet Complaint Center
National White Collar Crime Center
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator Center
Criminal Division Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
World Intellectual Property Organization
Global Intellectual Property Academy
Gini has an
impressive resume. She’s been on Oprah,
GMA, CNN and hundreds of radio shows.
She’s had over 50 books published, including The Very Next New Thing, The Talk Show Revolution, The Piracy
Revolution, The Battle for Personal Privacy, and Fantasy Worlds. She has a PhD
in sociology from UC Berkeley and MA’s in anthropology, pop culture and
lifestyle, and organizational/consumer audience behavior. For more information, please consult: www.ginigrahamscott.com.
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