New Potter gets pirated

The new 6th installment of Harry Potter gets scanned by fans and an electronic copy is found in the "wild" Net within hours of its official release. That's really not surprising and if you know where to look, you'd probably have a copy of the scanned e-book right now.

Wired News has written a piece on how this happened and why it has happened. There're also quotes by those involved in the operation.

"I'd love to see the expression on Rowling's face when she finds out that this book got ripped within, what, 11 hours of the release?" one of those involved in the operation told cohorts in the main public IRC chat room, #pottermania.