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February 28th, 2007

eBay India forced to look for illegal Potter books: Court injunction

By David Rothman

BrownIt’s about time. eBay’s record in protecting intellectual property is disgraceful. As shown by a screen shot from last August, the Potter books are not the only titles pirated.

One partial solution for the Potter books: Letting legal copies go on the Net for e-book fans.

Related: eBay- and Potter-related article from the Times in the U.K. Also see earlier TeleBlog items on eBay, Potter and piracy.

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One Response to “eBay India forced to look for illegal Potter books: Court injunction”

  1. No matter how many times I see “intellectual property” written, I’ll never get dulled down to the point of not flinching. Calling information “property” to be able to trade it under certain conditions is like calling a bicycle a “car” to get car tax payments from bicycle owners.

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