[pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI

[Jackie McDonnell]

Lenny - I know exactly who I am.  I'm the person who spends thousands of
hours each year researching, laying out, and writing my books.  The books
are my property.  I own the copyright.  Nobody has the right to copy my
work and distribute it to others.  That's against the law, plain and simple.

The data in my books is not owned by me.  Afterall, anyone can figure out
what the phone number is for the Mount Laguna Lodge, or any other place
along the PCT.  Anyone can draw a town map.  But what I own is the MY
creation, which is putting all this information together in my book.

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com



On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Lenny Leum <littleleum at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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