You tell ’em girl — theft of intellectual property is THEFT. Period.
My Facebook went BANANAS this weekend.
And with damn good reason.
I am careful what I speak about online because I think we have a real problem with outrage culture right now, but this is something that NEEDSto be addressed. Not just for authors, but for artists in general.
Elizabeth York is a name you may or may not be familiar with. She’s a biggie in the indie world, and a straight up sweetheart. This weekend, she posted the following:
This one post lit a firestorm across the internet because it once again spotlights an issue authors have been facing for a while now. Let’s be clear, what this reader is admitting to is NO DIFFERENT than ebook piracy. We’ll get into that more in a minute. First, Ms. York’s post from the following day:
Me:
I’m writing this post as a plea with my fellow readers and writers.
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