book piracy news

[realthog]

You can find the full story at NewsBiscuit, but here's the gist of it:

God to take action on illegal Bible distribution

Bestselling author God has reacted with fury on learning that his book, The Holy Bible, is being made available for free in hotel rooms around the world. He made the discovery on a European book tour to promote The Bible: The New International Version – the latest volume in the long-running franchise that has captivated generations of readers and spawned a string of Charlton Heston movies.

God first found a copy of his one-hit wonder in the bedside drawer of the Erasme Hotel in Brussels, and initially was amused that He had checked in to the room after one of his fans. It was only when the same thing happened at the Hotel Mozaic in The Hague that God looked at The Bible more closely and realised that it wasn’t a version published by Him, and that He was getting no royalties from it. [. . .]

God now plans to take legal action against unauthorised versions and ‘smite’ those who are found responsible. ‘They will face prosecution, court orders to pulp any versions breaching copyright law, and their lands shall be ravaged by locusts and famine for seven years.’ [. . .]

Comments

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Lol website!

"Blair offers to be Obama's puppy"

Well, at least he didn't offer to be his bitch. (Can I say that here? Or am I breaking some kind of decency rule?)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Or am I breaking some kind of decency rule?

"Decency"? Wozzat?

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

I believe "decency" is related to "good manners", and "good manners" to "good breeding", and "good breeding" to "superb bitches", and . . .

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I believe that you are hounding poor RealThog, or dogging his heels. This cannot be allowed, since you will drive him barking mad, and he'll be howling at the moon in no time.

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Thog won't feel a thing, since he's been barking mad and howling at the moon for years already.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

This explains why he writes such wonderful books.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"This explains why he writes such wonderful books."

Your fiver will be in the mail tomorrow.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Thanks, mate.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Lol website!"

Agreed. On discovering it a couple of weeks ago, I added it to my RSS feed list -- a decision I've not regretted.

[pgtremblay.livejournal.com]

ha!

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Oh goody, two Pauls for the price of one!

[pgtremblay.livejournal.com]

If people are charging for Pauls around here, I need to get in on that action!

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

The pay is peanuts.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Plus the supply will peter out in no time.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Ba-Da-Boom!

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Since you live in New Jersey, shouldn't that be 'Ba-Da-Bing'?

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Since you live in New Jersey, shouldn't that be 'Ba-Da-Bing'?"

Or Boi-Doi-Boing, to give it the proper Joisey loilt?

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Perhaps.

[mastadge.livejournal.com]

Remember when God clarified the "don't kill" rule?

[realthog.livejournal.com]

I hadn't come across that piece -- thanks for pointing me at it!