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Title: Piracy
Post by: Shrain on February 14, 2006, 01:27:09 PM

Here's an interesting headline from PW today:

Piracy Losses Put at $606 Million
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6307509.html

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Shir Hashirim on February 14, 2006, 04:50:57 PM

That's very interesting.  Wow, that's a lot of money.  Man... I guess I see why artist are so upset, not that I didn't before...anyhow...

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Shrain on February 14, 2006, 05:21:45 PM

Yeah. Normally, I think of DVDs or CDs when I think of piracy. Not books. But it's definitely a scurvy problem!

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on February 14, 2006, 09:34:52 PM

Ouch.

From this I am thoroughly reminded of that Harry Potter knock off a couple years ago--what was it? Harry Potter and the Leopard Walk up to Dragon or something?

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on February 15, 2006, 12:52:26 AM

Well I feel bad for them, but at least this is one form of piracy I am 100% NOT guilty of!

I have one website that I buy ebooks from, legally, when I have the spare cash and the rest of my books are all non-stripped paperbacks, as my burgeoning bookshelves can attest.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Harbinger on February 15, 2006, 01:51:48 AM

Did you notice how Japan wasn't mentioned as one of the countries where this is a problem? Ninjas>pirates.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on February 15, 2006, 09:20:14 AM

I don't understand how people can possibly think that pirates are better than ninjas anyway. Pirates have no specific skills, pass out right away from rum binges, and frankly, smell bad.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 15, 2006, 01:17:48 PM

oh I see an anti pirate racist.

Well Ninjas smell like poo.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on February 15, 2006, 01:37:16 PM

Pirates are not a race. And it's this form of ignorant stupidity that gave me the opinion of pirates I now have.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 15, 2006, 01:47:03 PM

Says you...

;)

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Entsuropi on February 15, 2006, 08:54:54 PM

On the other hand, I get really tired of people saying 'omg, ninjas were so awesome they could actually kill anyone!!!'. I mean, get a grip ffs.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: JP Dogberry on February 15, 2006, 09:02:01 PM

omfrpg13, ninjas were so awesome they could actually kill anyone!!! i totall like saw an article on this site twg and it had a d00d on it who was a ninja running around the city and at home and he was like l33t!!!!!

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on February 16, 2006, 09:11:39 AM

Quote

On the other hand, I get really tired of people saying 'omg, ninjas were so awesome they could actually kill anyone!!!'. I mean, get a grip ffs.

This is only because you're a liar who can't stand the truth.

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: Lightning Eater on February 23, 2006, 09:40:52 PM

http://www.realultimatepower.net/

Though most of you have probably seen this

Title: Re: Piracy
Post by: JP Dogberry on February 23, 2006, 09:59:50 PM

Last year called, yeah, they want their cheesy ninja site back. They've threatned to flip out and kill us, because that's what ninjas are for, see, if we don't give it back. I'm heard rumours some of the ninjas are monkeys.