Author Strips Naked To Protest Book Piracy

Thursday 23rd May

Author Strips Naked To Protest Book Piracy

Posted at 7:50AM Tuesday 24 Jul 2012

Vanessa de Oliveira, a former international call girl and Brazilian author of five books, on Thursday stripped in front of the Governmental Palace in Lima, Peru. Her reason was simple: she's tired of eBook pirates and wants her voice to be heard.

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