Illegal online resellers defendants use eBay auction site to sell pirated goods; Wiley sues 10.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2005-WILEY: Illegal online resellers defendants use eBay auction site to sell pirated goods; Wiley sues 10(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17032005 Hoboken, N.J. - Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), announced today that it has filed 10 lawsuits against individuals engaged in the unlawful sale of Wiley's copyrighted products on the eBay auction site.

The lawsuits allege that the defendants engaged in the illegal sale of pirated electronic copies of books otherwise available in retail markets as well as pirated electronic copies of instructor solutions manuals, which Wiley distributes, at no charge, solely to professors. Collectively, the lawsuits involve piracy of more than 75 distinct Wiley...