Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has apparently been leaked via Bittorrent.

http://torrentfreak.com/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-leaked-to-bittorrent/

Note: I haven’t downloaded a copy via Bittorrent (or even used the above link).

Although a violation of copyright laws, my guess is that it will have little or no effect on book sales. Die hard fans are likely to preemptively download a bootleg copy and still read the print edition when it arrives.

The big issue is whether you or I will be able to avoid spoilers on the Internet until we can get the actual book to read.

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