To Allow Copyright Infringement, or Not...

[cranefly]

Got this email a few days ago. It's from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, an organization I belong to. It has a few small perks, including some lawyer muscle:

Hi, Gary, I wanted to see if you had authorized the copy of your work
that's posted on the Internet at
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We're pretty sure these are all unauthorized copies from
Scifi.com/scifiction
per Ellen Datlow, but we need to confirm you didn't grant permission.

If you want it removed, we'd be glad to get it taken down. ("We" being
the SFWA Electronic Piracy Committee.) Just say the word.

(If you want us to remove your work whenever we find it, we can do that
too
if you so request.)

Cheers,

Dr. Andrew Burt
(SFWA VP)

An intriguing dilemma. Do I allow someone to post my novella without my permission, which will gain me some visibility, or do I shut the bastard down? I chose the latter.
After all, while information may want to be free, the house, groceries, health care, etc., don't seem to be headed in the same direction.
--cranefly (good enough to be pirated)
P.S. It's still up on the site, though not for long, if you haven't read it and want to.