[I am not sure one way or the other whether you are right]

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
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[I do know that Bill Cohenour would never release this book if it against some Federal law.]

He released it to you, and you posted it in public. How do you know what he will or won't do? He has already stolen the hard work of others and passed it off as his own, as you have so clearly demonstrated.
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[If you call someone a thief I think you should be able to back it up with some proof. I would like to read the Federal law which he is in violation of.]

It is Title 17, United States Code.

http://uscode.house.gov/title_17.htm -- U.S. House of Representatives

http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title17/title17.html -- Government Printing Office

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html -- Cornell University

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/ -- Cornell University
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[I doubt very much that you will produce this law.]

"The U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 - 810, is Federal legislation enacted by Congress under its Constitutional grant of authority to protect the writings of authors. See U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8. Changing technology has led to an ever expanding understanding of the word "writings". The Copyright Act now reaches architectural design, software, the graphic arts, motion pictures, and sound recordings. See § 106 of the act. Given the scope of the Federal legislation and its provision precluding inconsistent state law, the field is almost exclusively a Federal one. See § 301 of the act.

A copyright gives the owner the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license his work. See § 106 of the act. The owner also receives the exclusive right to produce or license derivatives of his or her work. See § 201(d) of the act. Limited exceptions to this exclusivity exist for types of "fair use", such as book reviews. See § 107 of the act. To be covered by copyright a work must be original and in a concrete "medium of expression." See § 102 of the act. Under current law, works are covered whether or not a copyright notice is attached and whether or not the work is registered.

The federal agency charged with administering the act is the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. See § 701 of the act. Its regulations are found in Parts 201 - 204 of title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations."
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[I don't think he has sold any yet and if it is in violation of any law I can fairly well assure that Bill will not release his book.]

That remains to be seen. Will you publicly apologize to all the catalog authors whose work has been stolen, if you are wrong? Will you personally reimburse them for any lost income?

John