[pct-l] Wilderness Press Books and YOGI

[Vicky Mattson]

Do any of the hiking books for the pct come on Kindle or nook?  I would
really like to take a digital copies this year.

On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 4:20 PM, AsABat <AsABat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> 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
> PCT Water Reports Socal http://pct.4jeffrey.net
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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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