ASA advises authors to send takedown notices to piracy site
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is advising authors to contact piracy website Ebook Bike and request the removal of their titles. The ASA is 'deeply concerned' by the site's...
Global publishers warn of phishing scams targeting manuscripts
A succession of phishing scams targeting publishers and agents has prompted responses from several global publishers, reports the Bookseller. Penguin Random House (PRH) North America sent an urgent email to...
Oceanofpdf piracy website returns
US-hosted ebook piracy website Oceanofpdf, which was recently shut down, has returned under a .net domain, reports the Bookseller. The Bookseller reported on 22 August that the website was offering...
Oceanofpdf piracy website taken down
US-hosted ebook piracy website Oceanofpdf, which was giving away ebooks for free, has been shut down, reports the Bookseller. The site, which was active for seven months, had offered thousands...
Government releases discussion paper on online copyright infringement
The Federal Government is seeking feedback on its ‘Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper’, released by the Attorney General’s department on 30 July, which is aimed at stopping Australians from unlawfully...
S&S gives authors piracy data on their works
In the US, Simon & Schuster (S&S) is giving authors information about the piracy of their own works, reports Publishers Weekly. S&S receives information about infringement and unauthorised copies of digital,...
Momentum to drop DRM on all titles
Pan Macmillan’s digital-only imprint Momentum has announced its titles will be released without digital rights management (DRM) protection by August. ‘We feel strongly that Momentum’s goal is to make books as...
Wiley US files piracy lawsuit against four individuals
In the US, John Wiley & Sons has filed lawsuits against four individuals over alleged illegal downloading of its titles, reports the BBC. The suits are based on the use...
IPA supports WTO piracy complaint against China
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has supported a case filed against China at the World Trade Organisation by the United States, which includes allegations of ‘inadequate protection' against piracy and...