ARTICLE: Pirated books on LinkedIn's SlideShare

[German Translator]

https://www.fastcompany.com/90451230/linkedins-slideshare-is-a-vast-emporium-for-pirated-e-books-authors-are-paying-the-price

LinkedIn’s SlideShare is a vast emporium for pirated e-books. Authors are paying the price

If you want to purchase a copy of The Institute, Stephen King’s latest novel about supernatural kids, you could find it at your local bookstore or order it on Amazon. You could also head to your local library, where the world’s books are available for the low, low price of free. And if you want to download an e-copy of King’s book without paying for it, there’s also SlideShare, a hosting service owned by LinkedIn that has become home to a vast warehouse of illegally pirated books
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[CoraBuhlert]

That explains why when I recently googled the title of an older book, looking for reviews, Slide Share came up as a result.

[LilyBLily]

Is LinkedIn planning to discontinue breaking the law?

[notthatamanda]

I can't find any contact us button on slideshare or linked in. You may have to have an account to do it, which I don't. But normally my SOP would be to report it and see what they say.

[David VanDyke]

I've been noticing this. I emailed LinkedIn about it. Of course, got no answer. As with many things, they probably won't do anything without public embarrassment. Published articles are a good start.

The only thing I worry about is the "Streisand effect" of highlighting this wrongdoing. It may attract more users to piracy if it's clear that this is a risk-free method of obtaining pirated goods.

[notthatamanda]

Well if someone is a member on Stephen King's website, they can tell him.

https://stephenking.com/xf/index.php