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Most publishers explore imorally the ebook market. Many consumers respond by imorally pirating.

As long as one part thinks the other is taking advantage, this problem won't be solved.

About numbers, I don't have them, but I know ebook piracy is not as widespread as music, video & games. Maybe because reading isn't as popular and fast consumable as hearing music, watching a movie/tv series or playing a videogame. Yet, all these industries are thriving and beating record sales. Even in this recession.

That just means that the industry is getting more and more greedy. Capitalism enforces them to increase profit every year. And their job is to squeeze our money from our pockets, and do everything they can.

For exemplo, in the videogames industry, they are criticizing used game sales and protecting online/multiplayer part with serial numbers that can only be used once (so someone that buy's a second hand game, won't be able to play online, unless they pay an extra for the serial number).

I'm not saying that two wrongs make a right. I'm just stating that a wrong might generate another wrong.