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No.
Its an argument of ratio, in my eyes anyway. The argument of the author wishing to retain rights and not publish is valid--though not very representative of the works gleaned via a 'dark net.' I'm leaning into the circle which believes most of what we're downloading, and included in the 'can't find it anywhere' list, can and should be gotten _And Redistributed_. Very few works seem to be blacklisted on purpose.
For me, interesting works, where the author and his descendants are now historical references, should be redistributed freely; regardless of who lays claim to printing rights. If it means I'm spitting on the law as I wet my hands --to hoist the black flag, then, Ok. Give that a name an move along. But, if the author truly wishes to keep a book out of print, then, I guess I wouldn't feel right about moving on it. After all, perhaps he wrote a better or more accurate version, it sucked (compared with later works)...well then.
This is good food for thought and will work on this some more...
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