tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post7352712575346085201..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Hang the Thief!Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-38485684775490728572012-07-26T08:39:18.776-04:002012-07-26T08:39:18.776-04:00Timely post, D'Ann. My someone recently told ...Timely post, D'Ann. My someone recently told me about this site and I was trying to find out if the books were ligit or pirated. Now I know! MaryanneMaryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07078086727394267338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-81615431847847897542012-07-25T08:40:02.776-04:002012-07-25T08:40:02.776-04:00Also, thanks for allowing anonymous comments!
One...Also, thanks for allowing anonymous comments!<br /><br />One other thing: the whole charity angle is total crap. Do any of us actually think he's giving books/money to charity? I also suspect that most of his "supporters" arguing for his side on Facebook are sockpuppets. They sound the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-8587853955979648832012-07-25T08:38:22.562-04:002012-07-25T08:38:22.562-04:00I'm pretty sure that they WANT this controvers...I'm pretty sure that they WANT this controversy, unlike many other pirating sites that simply shut down and reopen quietly when threatened. There's a post on their Facebook page that notes trouble with the servers, and goes on to ask if users would like to pay $10 for premium access to the pirating site.<br /><br />So I think that's the idea -- they've started a pirated books site, which is now growing in visibility and becoming unstable (because it's probably on a low-powered server), but if they can get people to pay $10 a pop to get in (and people really want in, to see what all the fuss is about) they might actually be able to go legit. They might have the power (in the form of registered, paying users) to enter discussions with publishers. <br /><br />Think about it: they could be the Pandora or Spotify of books. <br /><br />I think having a Pandora/Spotify of books is a great idea (in which users pay a monthly/yearly fee to get access to a certain number of books) but I'd hate to see THIS site be the ones to succeed in doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-86189653021521011752012-07-25T02:13:27.545-04:002012-07-25T02:13:27.545-04:00Thanks, all. Keep up the good fight.Thanks, all. Keep up the good fight.D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-61396715344945606772012-07-25T00:11:49.432-04:002012-07-25T00:11:49.432-04:00Thanks D'Ann for sharing this information. In...Thanks D'Ann for sharing this information. In looking at the site and facebook, it seems Travis believes he is a modern day robinhood giving books to the poor, but there are other ways to give besides stealing from hardworking authorsToni Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565078073891027667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-43619911938933943942012-07-25T00:02:26.409-04:002012-07-25T00:02:26.409-04:00The big NY publishers are going to have go get beh...The big NY publishers are going to have go get behind this just like when the music industry finally shut down Napster.<br /><br />I did notice Harper Collins jumped through all of this losers hoops and finally got a bunch of their books taken down. The thing is, this guy encourages people to repost the books that were taken down.<br /><br />It's so irritating but I can't help but believe that since this guy is so "in your face" that he'll eventually tick off the wrong people. I'm hoping the Canadian gov goes after him.Sharon Cullenhttps://sharonwritesromance.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-34899591014089226172012-07-24T19:16:36.459-04:002012-07-24T19:16:36.459-04:00I so completely agree with you!!! Nothing is wors...I so completely agree with you!!! Nothing is worse than a pirate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06059049146764159067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-88554299427610819632012-07-24T19:05:37.610-04:002012-07-24T19:05:37.610-04:00Thanks for all the info. I'll be sure to pass ...Thanks for all the info. I'll be sure to pass it on.<br />NeecyNeecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196636833970242618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-46684248243660953492012-07-24T17:48:52.353-04:002012-07-24T17:48:52.353-04:00I just ran a who is search and the info on digital...I just ran a who is search and the info on digital patriots dot org is:<br /><br />Registrant ID:DI_10290997<br />Registrant Name:Travis McCrea<br />Registrant Organization:Geeks Paradox<br />Registrant Street1:PO 328<br />Registrant Street2:<br />Registrant Street3:<br />Registrant City:Chevak<br />Registrant State/Province:Alaska<br />Registrant Postal Code:99563<br />Registrant Country:US<br />Registrant Phone:+206.5528728<br />Registrant Phone Ext.:<br />Registrant FAX:<br />Registrant FAX Ext.:<br />Registrant Email:teamcoltra@gmail.com<br /><br />for tubel dot com it appears to be a hosting service it's:<br /><br />Organisation Name: Safenames Ltd<br /> Contact Name: International Domain Administrator<br /> Address Line 1: Safenames House, Sunrise Parkway<br /> Address Line 2: Linford Wood<br /> City / Town: Milton Keynes<br /> State / Province: Bucks<br /> Zip / Postcode: MK14 6LS<br /> Country: UK<br /> Telephone: +44.1908200022<br /> Fax: +44.1908325192<br /> Email: hostmaster@safenames.net<br /><br />Just in case anyone needs to know.Sara Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-64276591071323290812012-07-24T17:14:15.497-04:002012-07-24T17:14:15.497-04:00I tried to give the "consumers" the bene...I tried to give the "consumers" the benefit of the doubt. I thought maybe they didn't know what they were doing is illegal. But, they know and are defending it! I couldn't believe it! And they are so rude. They were calling the authors they claim to love names. I reported them to facebook. Don't know if Sherrilyn Kenyon knows, but her books are on the site too.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-79462271058258337522012-07-24T16:34:20.559-04:002012-07-24T16:34:20.559-04:00thanks, I'll check to see if my books are on t...thanks, I'll check to see if my books are on there. I just had one site removed from his server because of piracy. This is the third time that I know of that someone has stolen my books.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-59051092509757097952012-07-24T15:53:19.404-04:002012-07-24T15:53:19.404-04:00I just try not to think about it. Because, you tak...I just try not to think about it. Because, you take one site down, three more pop up. It has been that way for years.Jerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267344246202552247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-51539168948697160812012-07-24T15:42:55.467-04:002012-07-24T15:42:55.467-04:00Nice to have you standing along side of us D'A...Nice to have you standing along side of us D'Ann. Now it seems FB doesn't think he's doing nothing wrong- it may be time to tackle the monster itself - FBDaryl Devoréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941826725131248565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-83814146476568442422012-07-24T15:35:12.330-04:002012-07-24T15:35:12.330-04:00a friend sent me his facebook link to report it as...a friend sent me his facebook link to report it as a scam. on his facebook page he rants about how he uses the money to buy book for kids in africa and how evil authors are trying to shut down his "good works." and his facebook page has a ton of likes. why don't readers understand that if it's free (other than libraries) then authors get ripped off?<br />good post, d'ann. i'll post a link to it.nora snowdonhttp://www.norasnowdon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-92155422732800674242012-07-24T15:18:37.149-04:002012-07-24T15:18:37.149-04:00It's the self-justification that gets me. &quo...It's the self-justification that gets me. "i can't afford it" or 'i only want to borrow it'. Or the 'i have the physical book, I just want an ecopy, too'. Um, so if you go into Target and tell them you have a movie on VHS and want the Blu-Ray now, you think they'll give it to you? Yeesh!!! Give *any* of these excuses to a plumber, grocery store clerk or any other business and you'll get an earful. But with art - whether writing or photography or painting or movies or music - people expect it for free. It's sad, really.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-8898278642012300102012-07-24T15:10:40.990-04:002012-07-24T15:10:40.990-04:00Crap like this has hit us bloggers, too. No more ...Crap like this has hit us bloggers, too. No more pictures on the blog unless its the cover of a book. *sigh*<br /><br />I hope that the letters, petitions and everything else that people are doing will help.<br /><br />Great post and thanks for the links.<br /><br />MarikaHarlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-83218155284026714542012-07-24T14:44:15.529-04:002012-07-24T14:44:15.529-04:00Went back to the FB converation and he has two oth...Went back to the FB converation and he has two other sites. Besides the .com he has a .me and .info! Those need to be taken down too.Cindy Carrollhttp://www.cindycarroll.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-74586817210380442232012-07-24T14:39:32.383-04:002012-07-24T14:39:32.383-04:00Usually these yahoos maintain a low profile and wh...Usually these yahoos maintain a low profile and when they get shut down, they re-open quietly someplace else. Seldom do they engage in confrontations. This guys sounds like a real piece of work... or something.<br /><br />It's usually helpful to contact whoever the site is hosted by, and that entity will just shut their access right down.<br /><br />But as several people have mentioned, it's an ongoing thing and they do spring up again right away. Rather like toadstools...Piper Dennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456792447298772844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-89373765241032579782012-07-24T14:27:37.940-04:002012-07-24T14:27:37.940-04:00Okay, I don't know if it's because of this...Okay, I don't know if it's because of this post, but all your links aren't going through--maybe they've already been shut down? Or my computer's acting up??<br /><br />Don't know. But great post, D'Ann. Way to light a fire.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-69271685226071615602012-07-24T14:25:04.068-04:002012-07-24T14:25:04.068-04:00Douglas Preston? That's awesome--the part of h...Douglas Preston? That's awesome--the part of him emailing you back :) He and Lincoln Child are one of my fave teams. Love their stuff. <br /><br />And way to take initiative, Nikki! You rock.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-38974544106823872292012-07-24T14:24:53.230-04:002012-07-24T14:24:53.230-04:00This is atrocious. It's great that people are ...This is atrocious. It's great that people are taking action. I'll spread the word, and do whatever I can.Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-47199244461864096532012-07-24T14:18:28.198-04:002012-07-24T14:18:28.198-04:00He needs to be stopped. As far as I know his emplo...He needs to be stopped. As far as I know his employer (a cable/internet/phone service provider) has also been notified of his behaviour. And I think someone was going to alert his web hosting service.Cindy Carrollhttp://www.cindycarroll.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-570052506031195752012-07-24T14:10:33.595-04:002012-07-24T14:10:33.595-04:00Wow, seriously? Readers think we make a ton of mon...Wow, seriously? Readers think we make a ton of money?--but wait a second here. Even if we did make a ton of money, that still doesn't make stealing right!<br /><br />Woooooooooow, this is so sad. Where the F have our morals gone????Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03721556815192785649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-89352204957613720202012-07-24T14:05:53.021-04:002012-07-24T14:05:53.021-04:00Lots of writers know about this worm, now I'm ...Lots of writers know about this worm, now I'm trying to alert the readers who value their authors books. I can't believe how some readers think - that authors make a "ton of money" off their books and why are they all so greedy? This last statement came off the BDB yahoo group. Money isn't the issue here - MORALS are! What is wrong with people that they can't see that?? Are we as people so desensitized that we can't differentiate between right and wrong? The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.Sheri Fredrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994182452859135844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-19545902513298756152012-07-24T14:05:42.721-04:002012-07-24T14:05:42.721-04:00D'Ann,
Thanks for letting us know about this....D'Ann,<br /><br />Thanks for letting us know about this. I've had much of my work pirated in the past and don't appreciate it one bit. Yes, people such as this are outright thieves, stealing from hard-working writers. I suggest everyone set up a google alert for their own name, one way to keep track.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com