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Originally Posted by HarryT
So why not just buy the legit versions as you can afford them and not bother with the illegally-downloaded versions at all? Don't you think that it's just a part of the "instant gratification" culture to insist on having something now rather than waiting until you can afford to buy it?
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I believe that the specific situation was the books were _not_ available via legitimate channels when they were originally downloaded and became available at a later date. So it's not so much waiting until you can afford to buy it, but waiting to see if the books ever appear in a non darknet version.
I think that getting darknet versions of books that are not available via legal means and then replacing them when/if they do become available is a defensible position to take. I also think it's quite defensible to replace them over a period of time for budgetary reasons. It may not be legal, but then again to steal a phrase, the law is frequently an ass. I seriously doubt if _anyone_ obeys all laws.