Books Quote by Neil Postman

“For me -- for pretty much every writer -- the big problem isn't piracy, it's obscurity.”

— Cory Doctorow

“The precursor of copyright law served to force the identification of the author so that he could be punished if he proved to be…

— James Boyle

Obscurity is a bigger problem for authors than piracy.

— Tim O'Reilly

“All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the price of this book, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable…

— Richard Bard

Back in the pre-internet age there were pirate publishers, especially in the third world, who would print physical copies of books, sell them, and…

— Charles Stross

“This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher…

— Joseph Conrad

“I've learned over time that no one really has a copyright to the grace of God Except the original Author himself... God”

— Apostle Louis Gordon Jr

“Please don't encourage or espouse e-piracy...the sharing, swapping, or trading of e-books is outlawed by the DMCA unless authorized by the copyright holder.”

— Fran Lee

“Most copyrighted information is not freely available on the internet.”

— Steven Magee

“The people who read pirated books are never going to buy your work anyway; it’s a totally different audience than purchasing readers. Even if…

— Sean Platt

“For centuries censorship has created best sellers because, as Michel de Montaigne said, 'To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind…

— Margaret Bald

“At the moment, everyone gets a copyright as soon as the work is written down or otherwise fixed, whether they want one or not.”

— James Boyle