Dealing with Copyright Pitfalls

[ssylee]

Some of my income muse ideas involved compiling an informational guide using at least 3 books or prominent online resources on the subject as a starting point, before adding my interpretations, experience, and personal/professional examples to the product. While I would complete my fair share to avoid copyright infringement of existing products, I'm wondering about how you would deal with people who later on upload the material on the internet for illegal file sharing (if the product is sold solely online), or photocopy the product for their friends (if the product is shipped to the customers)? How much of losses should the owner/producer anticipate, even though such acts are time-consuming for most knockoff artists to bother doing?

Thanks in advance.