I have found copies of some of my books being distributed by file sharing sites (e.g. Depositfile, Rapidshare). While I haven't reported this to anyone (part of me thinks this dissemination of my work, though illegal, at least gets it to a wider readership, and is not a bad thing per se) the files have apparently been deleted following complaint, which makes me think that some publishers might be doing some policing work, or at least paying someone to force removal of copyrighted material. I'd be interested to hear of the mechanisms employed.
Phil Hubbard
Professor of Urban Studies
School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
University of Kent
Gillingham Building
Chatham Maritime
KENT ME4 4AG
Tel: 01634 888872
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