Thread: E-books drive older women to digital piracy
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Old 05-20-2011, 11:30 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by Joykins View Post
It is true you don't know whether a copy is legal if you don't know how it was obtained; generally one takes on trust that a reputable company like Amazon has obtained things legally.
Like this one on the MR Deals forum today?

http://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-Worl...5837942&sr=1-9

Sorry, not trying to pick a fight with you... just trying to make my point that piracy is complicated. If *I* can't tell if this is a pirate copy or not (and I really don't know whether it is or not!), I don't know what help there is for less-copyright-savvy folks like my older sister.
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