suspected case of profit earning through librivox material

Yakumo · Post by **Yakumo** » September 16th, 2006, 9:21 pm

http://www.unabridgedbooks.com/index.php/cPath/28

They have plenty of titles which look suspiciously like our own. They have a few which you may download for free, although you have to register with the site.

This is a site that is running business. I have seen all these recordings, offered for free among other audiobook projects to include ours.

I'm not saying it is a case of fraud, but it could very well be.

kristin · Post by **kristin** » September 16th, 2006, 9:29 pm

I looked at some of the titles that match things that we have in the catalogue and a lot of them are listed as having been added in 2004. So I don't know what audio books they are offering but I doubt it has anything to do with LibriVox.

Yakumo · Post by **Yakumo** » September 16th, 2006, 9:41 pm

hmm. perhaps I jumped to conclusions.

I browsed through the site very quickly and theeir seemed to be a great number of very familiar titles.

I didn't mean to get anyone excited for nothing.

I guess I spend to much time around audiobooks. =)

kayray · Post by **kayray** » September 16th, 2006, 10:18 pm

Even if someone is selling them, it's perfectly legal; our works are in the public domain. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain .

Not that we LOVE it if someone sells our books (especially if they don't provide a link back to our site)-- but it's by no means a fraudulent use of our material :)

Yakumo · Post by **Yakumo** » September 16th, 2006, 10:41 pm

yes, I know it isn't fraud. =)

I am well aware that someone may legaly proffit off of anything I may contribute, but I have learned to dislike those who profit off of free material nontheless.

There are those who make a pretty decent living by selling pirate goods and otherwise free material, and I have seen them at work. I accept that it may happen, but I still strongly disaprove.