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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
Most people would like to be compensated in some way for their hard work, and authors are no different. I would like to think that most people would say to themselves, "If I spent six months or a year or ten years writing a book, would I want people to download it for free, or would I prefer that they pay me a few bucks?" and then act accordingly.
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I would most definitely want all books to be in the public domain (or available using some creative commons license). So I act as I would like other people to act if I download some copy of a book that is still under copyright.