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Logic - and his finances - would dictate our guest editor being supportive of HarperCollins vigilance when it comes to ensuring that copies of its esteemed authors' works aren't floating unchallenged around P2P networks, free to be downloaded by anyone with a hard drive and a yearning for something to read.

The Freakonomics blog seems to be in favor of the letter. "I am impressed that HarperCollins is devoting resources to a problem that, as time goes by, may become substantial," wrote Stephen J. Dubner. Was this the correct way for HarperCollins to address the problem? How about Cablevision? It's certainly eerie.

We don't know, however, if we like the idea of corporate powerhouses peering over our shoulders when we're stealing shit online. That's rather frightening, actually.

Does HarperCollins Know What You're Downloading? [Consumerist via Freakonmics Blog]
This Is What Happens If You Illegally Download "Freakonomics" [Freakonomics Blog]