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As long as we're talking about ethics....
Something has bothered me for a long time. Why is it ethical to buy a used book which provides neither the author or the publisher with a penny, but it's unethical to pull a book off the darknet?
Yes, I know there is an actual physical object that changes hands as used and the former owner no longer has it in his/her hand, but either way the publisher/author loses. I purchase the physical object, but the Intellectual Property is the same as what is obtained on the darknet.
I'm not advocating pirating. I'm just trying to understand why one is alright and one is unethical. Shouldn't we be not purchasing used books as we are depriving folks out of income?
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