David Hewson Quotes
Authors do this for a living, and if you take their work for nothing, you are depriving them of a living.
Hewson, David. "On Piracy." David Hewson's Blog, 2012.
The interview was taking place next to a New York City street vendor who was selling a number of Gruen’s most famous copyrighted photographs. They were being reproduced in violation of his copyright, but this quotation illustrated a benefit to the creator of intellectual property from pirated material. Gruen has become one of the most famous photographers in America and his work is recognized by millions, most of whom have viewed his work from illegal copies.
At first, there is an advantage to not recognizing copyright and allowing stealing from foreign publishers, but soon the point is reached where the practice precludes the country from developing its own writers and journalists. The same will likely be true for China and other nations where international copyright is not recognized or not enforced.
David Hewson is a contemporary British author of mystery novels. His series of mysteries, featuring police officers In Rome, led by the young detective and art lover Nic Costa, began with A Season for the Dead, has now been contracted to run to at least nine instalments by British, American, European and Asian publishers. The author's debut novel, Shanghai Thunder, was published by Robert Hale, in the United Kingdom, in 1986. Almost all copies of the book were sent to libraries, and it has been reissued.
