Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Japanese publishers complain of pirated books in App Store

A group of Japanese book publishers is taking Apple to task for distributing pirated versions of books by Japanese authors via the App Store. The group claims that despite complaints, books by authors such as Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino are still available as unauthorized apps.

"We have no choice but to deem it illegal that Apple Inc distributes materials which clearly violate copyright," the group said in a statement to AFP. "Some of the works have been deleted in response to requests from authors and publishers but a majority of them continue to be illegally distributed."

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