Monday, August 18, 2008
New Site Rips Off Magazines
A new Web site, Mygazines.com, encourages users to upload PDFs of entire magazines in order to share them with others. Apparently, the site's founder never bothered to consult with a copyright lawyer before launching his new venture."It's pretty hard to see how it's anything other than a straightforward set of copyright violations," Jeffrey Cunard, an intellectual property lawyer with Debevoise & Plimpton in Washington, tells Associated Press. "There are entire magazines with no commentary, no criticism -- clearly not a case of classic fair use."
According to a Folio report, the Magazine Publishers of America plans to file suit against the site. Meanwhile, the site's founder -- one "John Smith" -- says he just wants to help the magazine industry.
posted by Robert Ambrogi @ 1:37 PM,
