[pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI

[AsABat]

The WP books have not been updated in some time. WP has told me they don't make money on these books. I suppose if we copy them rather than buy them then they will never get updated. They still are most descriptive of nature and history even if other sources are more current. 

There's no need to infringe copyright anyway as Halfmile's maps are free and his latest include plenty of notes. 

AsABat
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"Robert E. Riess" <robert.riess at cox.net> wrote:

I'm with Yogi. Respect her hard work. Pay what it's worth and stop 
cheating and stealing. It is beneath the dignity of a hiker. Thru hikers 
might be unconventional and nonconformist, but they are also fastidiously 
law-abiding, not just when somebody is watching or when it's convenient. 
Trail angels unite: Lenny is banned. A sincere and public apology to Yogi 
might be considered. We have a word for encouraging others to break the 
law; it's called conspiracy. Bob Riess, San Diego

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jackie McDonnell
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 12:45 PM
To: Lenny Leum
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI

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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