PC World pirated
Any content that can be digitised will be pirated it seems. PC World is no exception.
An anonymous PC World reader tipped me off about the August 2006 issue of the US edition being available on Bittorrent:
The reader says it's the complete magazine, scanned in and turned into a 25MB PDF file. It's 72 pages, content-only with the ads removed or blanked out.
A quick look at the same site shows that it's not the only issue of PC World available:
I haven't checked them to see what they're like, or which country editions they are, but... I'm amazed that someone took the considerable time to scan in all the pages in a fat magazine, snip out the ads and then convert the lot into a PDF. This clearly isn't a question of saving money because the time and effort expended would be far more than what the magazine is worth - and the person who scanned it probably bought it anyway.
So, why bother? I don't get it. Why not just buy it and get a higher quality publication that's easier to read - and in doing so help feed us lowly paid geek journos who come up with the goods in the first place?
PC World is New Zealand’s top selling computing and technology magazine.
Comments
Why would they pay most of they stuff your write is baseless rubbish - a little think on facts fanboy.
Posted by: Sad | September 19, 2006 12:59 AM
nothing is safe, I guess it is flattering that they would go through so much effort.
Posted by: rob | August 25, 2006 6:36 PM
Don't forget us lowly paid geek designers too!
As for someone who does all the scannning work, I can tell you that it's no fun. But if you're willing to pay $100/hour ... how about we have a chat over coffee?
Posted by: Su Yin | August 25, 2006 12:07 PM