[pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI

[giniajim]

Ditto that.  I've never understood the "hiker ethic" to include thievery. 
Any hikers I've ever met were solid, decent, law-abiding citizens.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heather Liston" <hcliston at gmail.com>
To: "dicentra" <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Lenny Leum" <littleleum at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI


>I am also a writer who depends on copyright laws to make a (meager) living,
> so it makes me a little sick to hear someone openly advocate theft.
>
> Also, Lenny, regardless of your personal feelings, please remember that
> what you are asking for here is illegal, and it is not appropriate to
> invite others to participate in criminal activities via an open forum.
>
> Heather
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:31 AM, dicentra <dicentragirl at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm catching up on emails...
>>
>> As an author and someone who has had to deal with copyright
>> infringement... All I can say is
>>
>> WOW.
>>
>> Just wow.
>>
>> Mind. Boggles.
>>
>> ~Dicentra
>>
>>
>> http://www.onepanwonders.com ~ Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
>> http://www.freewebs.com/dicentra
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 2/26/12, Lenny Leum <littleleum at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Lenny Leum <littleleum at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12:37 PM
>>
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone has the
>>               wilderness press books sitting around.  I thru hiked in 
>> 2009
>> and
>>               will be hiking the PCT again in 2012.  I bought the books
>> back in 2009 but the pieces didn't survive my hike.  I actually only want
>>               the maps from the wilderness press books, as the rest of
>>               the books I did not find useful on my last hike.  I was
>> wondering if someone could send me their books so I can photocopy the 
>> maps
>> and then I would mail the books back.
>>
>> I also can't help  myself but comment on concerns about "copywrite laws"
>> voiced by Yogi recently.  It's one thing if someone is going to start
>> making bootleg copies and selling books from their garage, but trying to
>> stop people from sharing information is obviously a losing battle and
>> definitely against the collaborative, anti-establishment, nature of the
>> thru hiker community.  Thy defend the corporate ideology of copywrite
>> infringement and advocate restricting access to information.  Who the 
>> heck
>> are we anyway?!?!  Don't be a corporate stooge.  Don't forget who you are
>> Yogi.
>>
>> Lenny
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