It looks like the obsolete medium known as the “book” is hot enough to result in piracy, at least in the case of the upcoming Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Apparently someone took the time to scan every page of the book, pre-release and currently shrouded in secrecy, and float the copies online, all 784 pages of it.
“Well, you won’t read it here. But in this digital age where secrets are getting harder to keep, copies of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” were posted online in several places, including a Milpitas-based social networking site.” Via Newsday, Sky.com, Detroit Free Press, and Inside Bay Area
It will be interesting to see how the publishing industry responds. I guarantee you that the response will be just like that of the RIAA.
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