# Pirated audiobooks *The Urth list — 5 messages, 4 voices, 05 Feb 2008* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### aaron *05 Feb 2008, 19:24* I found several Wolfe audiobooks for sale on CD. These are audio works originally produced for the blind. The person selling these has packaged them professionally and is advertising them as commercial editions when they are not. I believe this is copyright infringement and that GW should be informed of this. I know I would not be happy about a person profiting from my work, especially when I gave permission for the books to be made for the blind only. This is exploitation. I am including the link below, so if anyone can tell me how to get this info to Mr. Wolfe or his agent, please let me know. Thank you all in advance, Aaron Singleton here is the link: http://www.ioffer.com/i/Gene-Wolfe-MP3-Audiobooks-Unabridged-30442401 --- ### Matthew Keeley *05 Feb 2008, 19:36 · in reply to aaron* According to their website, Wolfe is a member of the SFWA. I get the impression that the SFWA tends to handle this sort of thing for some of their writers. I assume Wolfe is still a member. He's listed on the site. sfwa.org -Matt > On Feb 5, 2008 7:24 PM, aaron wrote: > I found several Wolfe audiobooks for sale on CD. These are audio works > originally produced for the blind. The person selling these has packaged > them professionally and is advertising them as commercial editions when they > are not. I believe this is copyright infringement and that GW should be > informed of this. I know I would not be happy about a person profiting from > my work, especially when I gave permission for the books to be made for the > blind only. This is exploitation. I am including the link below, so if > anyone can tell me how to get this info to Mr. Wolfe or his agent, please > let me know. Thank you all in advance, > > Aaron Singleton > > > here is the link: > http://www.ioffer.com/i/Gene-Wolfe-MP3-Audiobooks-Unabridged-30442401 > > _______________________________________________ --- ### Mark Millman *05 Feb 2008, 20:58 · in reply to Matthew Keeley* Folks, The SFWA probably are not the right contact for this. Not long ago they tried to act, as they thought, on behalf of some of their members with regard to some electronic rights issues. It turned out, if I remember correctly, that the SFWA were not empowered to act for any of those members, and for some authors--I recall in particular Cory Doctorow--their actions were in direct opposition to the authors' wishes. Mr. Wolfe's agent would be a much better person to notify. The agent is responsible for protecting the author's rights, and will also know whether or not any particular publication is authorized. Regrettably, since Virginia Kidd's death, I no longer know who that may be. Do any of you have that information? Best, Mark Millman > On Tuesday 5 February 2008, Matthew Keeley wrote: > According to their website, Wolfe is a member of > the SFWA. I get the impression that the SFWA > tends to handle this sort of thing for some of their > writers. I assume Wolfe is still a member. He's > listed on the site. > > sfwa.org > > -Matt > > > On Monday 5 February 2008, Aaron Singleton wrote: >> I found several Wolfe audiobooks for sale on CD. >> These are audio works originally produced for the >> blind. The person selling these has packaged >> them professionally and is advertising them as >> commercial editions when they are not. I believe >> this is copyright infringement and that GW should >> be informed of this. I know I would not be happy >> about a person profiting from my work, especially >> when I gave permission for the books to be made >> for the blind only. This is exploitation. I am in- >> cluding the link below, so if anyone can tell me >> how to get this info to Mr. Wolfe or his agent, >> please let me know. Thank you all in advance, >> >> Aaron Singleton >> >> >> here is the link: >> http://www.ioffer.com/i/Gene-Wolfe-MP3-Audiobooks-Unabridged-30442401 --- ### gwern0 at gmail.com *05 Feb 2008, 22:14 · in reply to aaron* On 2008.02.05 14:24:34 -0500, aaron scribbled 2.8K characters: > I found several Wolfe audiobooks for sale on CD. These are audio works originally produced > for the blind. The person selling these has packaged them professionally and is advertising > them as commercial editions when they are not. I believe this is copyright infringement and > that GW should be informed of this. I know I would not be happy about a person profiting from > my work, especially when I gave permission for the books to be made for the blind only. This > is exploitation. I am including the link below, so if anyone can tell me how to get this info > to Mr. Wolfe or his agent, please let me know. Thank you all in advance, > > Aaron Singleton > > here is the link: http://www.ioffer.com/i/Gene-Wolfe-MP3-Audiobooks-Unabridged-30442401 I wouldn't go off half-cocked, if I were you. The situation is not 100% clear. Reading through it, it *seems* this fellow downloaded the MP3 files, converted them to WAV, and burned them to CD and is now offering the CDs for sale. If that's true, that's quite likely a copyvio. But suppose he bought or was given the CDs, then he probably has every right to sell them. Physical objects don't really come with EULAs (first-sale doctrine and so on). So adopting a temperate tone until more is known would be a good idea. ``` gwern CCSS SEAL csystems rb SADRS JTF Firewalls Colonel VOA STEEPLEBUSH ``` --- ### aaron *05 Feb 2008, 23:39 · in reply to gwern0 at gmail.com* > > > I wouldn't go off half-cocked, if I were you. The situation is not 100% > clear. Reading through it, it *seems* this fellow downloaded the MP3 files, > converted them to WAV, and burned them to CD and is now offering the CDs for > sale. If that's true, that's quite likely a copyvio. > > But suppose he bought or was given the CDs, then he probably has every > right to sell them. Physical objects don't really come with EULAs > (first-sale doctrine and so on). So adopting a temperate tone until more is > known would be a good idea. > > > -- > gwern > CCSS SEAL csystems rb SADRS JTF Firewalls Colonel VOA STEEPLEBUSH Even if he downloaded the files off the net, they were still originally intended for the blind, and the seller still intends to profit from Wolfe's works. Either way, I see no difference. Wrong is wrong. Regardless, this is pirated material. Aaron Singleton > _______________________________________________ ---