Article Title: Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web
Article Author: Motoko Rich
Url of Article:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/technology/internet/12digital.html
Summary of the Article:
As we all know the web gives access to all types of information. Especially when it comes to pirating software, music, and videos. There is a new guy that has also got kidnapped and that is books. With the release of the Kindle and the E-Readers there are full novels out there to download. Some users post the novels up for free for other users.
Relevance to class:
We often talk about the web, and what is legal to do. And since the E-Readers are now linked to the source such as the interent, now it's seen as a another source like mobile phones. Seeing how it's also subject to piracy, like every other software. This article brings us awareness.
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