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1599445 No.1599445 [Reply] [Original]

>A stranger on the subway is deeply immersed in a book
>You peer over their shoulder and read a passage

Has a misdeed occurred?
If so, what is the nature of the transgression?

>> No.1599449

Nah, if they take offense just say that you were interested in what they were reading. Really who gives a fuck?

>> No.1599455

I do it all the time.

And then in the toilets I take the urinal right next to you and glance over surreptitiously.

>> No.1599456

Only if the reader is an asshole cuntbutt who's completely aversive to social interaction.

>> No.1599466

Copyright infringement. Their book is a single-user, non-transferrable licence to the content on its pages, and their reading it in public constitutes an unauthorised "public display or performance".

Scum like that should have to pay the book's full price for every person who reads over their shoulder.

>> No.1599481

Depends on how nice the reader's breath is, how cute they are and whether they enjoy it or not (conversation starter if the first two factors are "Nice and very").

If not, they need a tooth knocking out by the book you're reading.

>> No.1599483

>>1599466
The only person causing a transgression there is the person reading it in public through lack of due care.

>> No.1599514

i peek if they have something unusual.

>> No.1599536

>>1599466
Eh, I know I'll get flamed for this, but I'm a published author who hasn't seen a lot of royalties and I'd be perfectly happy if every such scumbag were garroted to death, then fed to a wood chipper.

>> No.1599567

>>1599536
I don't believe you have a hard time making money off your books. Enjoy your royalties.

>> No.1599581

>>1599536
FLAME ON!!!

Just kidding..what genre is the favorite book you written classified under?

Bonus points if it's not Sci-Fi

>> No.1599583

>>1599466
>>1599536

hahahaha

>> No.1599591

>>1599567

I thought the same. A publishing company wouldn't even touch your writing if they don't think it will make a decent X-amount of money.

Unless they make a serious mis-judgement.

>> No.1599611

>>1599536

What if said reader actually enjoys yours your writing? What if they look-over someone's shoulder, ask for the author's name because they liked it and then went out and bought their own copy? Are they still scumbags?

I don't believe for one minute you also lack royalties given the estimated popularity/market given by a publisher before they would even consider publishing it.