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Originally Posted by Rich_D
No, I broke the social contract to gain electronic copies for personal use without going through the tedium of making the copies myself. Giving the books away was an afterthought after getting tired of looking at the boxes.
Ethics are most certainly up for individual choice. It is one of the most individualistic things there are! There is some influence by society, but we each chose our own code to live by driven by individual factors. Poaching is wrong, but what if a man is trying to feed his family? If you are alone on a street and find a $5 bill, do you turn it in to the police or take out an ad to find the rightful owner or do you pocket it? What if it were a $10 or a $50 or $100?
I agree that this is the only group of people that might have a legitimate beef against my actions.
You can certainly try to tell the murderer or thief that and for your sake, I hope it works!
Yes, this is where we really disagree. I can't throw away something that still has use. I can give it away or sell it if I don't need it anymore, but I can't destroy it.
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And still the rationalization continues.
