Simon & Schuster is firmly committed to battling piracy and violations of its authors’ copyrighted publications. 

We have engaged Corsearch for its state-of-the-art antipiracy service, which enable us to take fast action to have infringing copies removed from websites. Corsearch scans hundreds of millions of pages a day from sites worldwide, including cyberlockers and peer-to-peer sites, matching content found on the web using metadata provided by Simon & Schuster. These automated efforts are supplemented with round-the-clock human verification teams around the world. Corsearch tracks all digitized titles published by the imprints of Simon & Schuster, and by using its services we have greatly increased our ability to detect, analyze, and remove infringements.

Corsearch also maintains a dedicated portal for reporting infringements. While Corsearch is working around the clock to detect and remove infringing posts, we encourage you to report any possible infringement in order to increase the likelihood of prompt takedown. Corsearch’s 24/7 service will both speed the takedown process and minimize illegal downloads when infringements occur. To report an incident of infringement, click here and provide the information requested.    

Simon & Schuster also participates in industry initiatives through the Association of American Publishers and works closely with them to monitor the ever-changing landscape of digital piracy. In addition to reporting infringements through Corsearch’s dedicated portal, we recommend authors follow the additional action items recommended by The Authors Guild, which you can read at this link.

The proliferation of unauthorized sharing and downloading requires constant vigilance and an evolving understanding of the latest techniques being used to illegally distribute our works. Although we are in an ongoing battle against adversaries who employ increasingly sophisticated methods and are determined to operate outside the bounds of decency and law, authors, agents, publishers, booksellers and concerned citizens can make a difference in this fight. Our joint efforts are critical if we are to fully realize the many exciting opportunities for growth that we are afforded in the new era of digital publishing.   

You can always let us know about any suspected infringement, or if you have any questions regarding this issue, by emailing antipiracy@simonandschuster.com.

Thank you in advance for your help in fighting piracy.