Once upon a time, before the Internet, the only pirates we romance writers worried about were the handsome, dashing ones in movies and novels. Fast forward a few decades and not only do we have pirates of the Caribbean (for real!) but also pirates of our copyrighted works. The first time it happened to me with Kiss of the Silver Wolf, it took my breath away. An experienced college professor, I was used to students cutting and pasting my work and the works of others into research papers and claiming it as their own. Stunningly, these sites don’t even pretend that it’s their work. They post entire e-books and scanned print books online with the authors’ names to attract more customers. To read more go to http://sharonbuchbinder.com/blog/2011...