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Posted By: BizNewbie In Response To: Re: You're right... (Jason)
Friday, 14 July 2006, at 6:31 p.m.
...thanks! Just as I thought, no one can stop you from selling your "original" copy of your e-book. Michael, thanks for the info, I understood about the person making multiple copies from a paper-source. I was confused as to whether one could sell the "original" e-book one paid money for.
The reality is, EVEN IF someone made 20 copies of your e-book and sold them, you would have to prove that that person in fact doing so. That person could simply say that they purchased other people's used copies of one's e-book and is simply reselling them.
I highly doubt one could be successful in a court case. The amount of $$ it would take you to get someone to trial, with scant evidence would not really be worth it.
I sympathize with you though, I am currently writing an e-book on a business I did years ago, I am also worried that others will steal it to.
Mr. Bluto - I will always be a "newbie" - it is a great mindset.
> Wich is, I'm guesing why, Steve only sold a hard copy version.
> It was an atempt to people like the one in his recent encounter at bay.
> It is 1 layer of protection that he instituted to try and stop people from
> selling multiple copies of his work.
> In the end you see it worked, this time, becuase the person was foolish
> enough to "copy" the original work.
> This is where the copyright laws take hold....
> You see, it is simple to see that they re-wrote what he did and tried to
> market it as their own work.
> Just an FYI
> The are very similar with photographs, yet it doesn't stop people from
> yanking them from a website and using them for their own profit.
> I find it puzzling that some of the same people here defending Steve, just
> like me (because he is "in the right" to have his work
> protected), got all over me when I posted about a person stealing photos
> for their own gain.
> Tell me, was it, how I posted it (my wording, style) or some other reason
> That Steve is being supported and I wasn't.
> BTW Steve, I am glad that it worked out in the end and hope that you take
> aggressive measures to make certain that it doesn't happen in the future.
> Thanks for any and all input,
> Jason
> .
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