NEW YORK (AP) - For years, it was said the Internet might turn out to be the death of newspapers. Now, it's magazines that are feeling some serious heat -- in this case, because of digital piracy.
A new Web site called Mygazines.com is urging people to copy and upload popular magazines that are currently selling on newsstands. That means visitors will be able to read high-quality digital copies of dozens of current titles like People, Men's Health in their entirety.
At last count, the site has 16,000 registered users. And some legal experts say it's a "flagrant" violation of copyright laws. There's one hitch, though: it's run by an offshore company whose owners can't be tracked down through traditional methods, which means the site can be difficult to shut down.
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