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Pirated
Audio Books
I love audio books.
I often listen to a book when I take my walks and when I have long soldering
sessions. I usually buy my CD books on eBay and convert them to MP3 for my
portable players. Sometimes I buy books already in the MP3 format. This save
me a lot of time since all I have to do is copy the files from the CD to my MP3
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Lately, I have seen a rash of books which are sold as new but are in fact pirated
copies. They come in convincing shrink wrap covers and original looking
boxes with color title covers. But, inside is a cheap CD with a paper label.
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Below are examples of a “real”
&"fake" MP3 CD from Brilliance audio. One seller told me that they have been
buying their books from a Chinese supplier. This all makes sense now. The
Chinese supplier bought original books, and then making 100s of pirated copies.
I am sure the Chinese supply is gloated over his scam. Buyers like me,
have no idea that the “new” books listed are actually fakes until one see the actual
CD. eBay does not do a good job in policing their audio book sales. They seem
to rely on feedback from buyers like me who complain. We have got to stop the
robbing of our intellectual property. |
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Real MP3
Audio Book CD |
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the black ink printed directly onto the "Real" CD. Also note the track surface
of the original CD. By contrast, on the photo of the CD from a pirated book, the
label is just a standard printed paper label available from any office supply store.
Also note the CD data surface of the "Fake" one has the tell-tale blue tracks.
Clearly, this CD was just a cheap data CD with a paper label. |
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