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Originally Posted by ardeegee
"The darknet" isn't a place. It is just some stupid word someone made up to make it sound scary. I've been using "the darknet" for close to 20 years and never heard the term before coming to Mobileread. It means-- apparently-- "any means by which an electronic file can be obtained that isn't officially sanctioned."
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I'm not the only one then
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Originally Posted by CharlieBird
Also, are not worms and virus a theat?
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Aren't worms and virusses a thread for everybody who uses email, internet and even a mobile phone? My mother has had more virusses than me, while she probably won't even think about going to "shady" sites... (and yes, she does have a good virus scanner and knows about email attachments)
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Originally Posted by lente
I understand authors want to make a living and for that reason I'm perfectly willing to pay for books, BUT ...
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what if they don't want me to pay for it, because they won't offer it to me?
I've downloaded books that were out-of-print, but still "in copyright". But the most annoying one is the knowledge that the ebook is available but I'm simply not able to buy it because I happen to not live in a certain geographic location.