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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Part of me can't believe I'm discussing the abstract philosophical justifications of ownership and theft!
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There is a reason for that: Theft is when you take a physical good from someone. When you download an ebook (or whatever other piece digital good) without paying for it when the copyright's owner isn't giving it out for free, your committing copyright infringement. Not theft.
Once again: copyright infringement isn't theft, and one download doesn't equal one less sale. And at least in the case of artistic works, although for some download you get one less sale, for others you get one you wouldn't have otherwise.
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I expect that technology will eventually find a way to make piracy too much of a hassle to be bothered with, by all but the most avid pirates, leaving everyone else to get used to paying for content.
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I'm sorry but you haven't much technical know-how, do you? That statement is, at best, wishful thinking. For the last ten-fifteen years, crooks have been selling this kind of snake-oil to various content producers. It doesn't work. It can't work - that's why there are laws such as DMCA and the end result is actually more of a bother to paying user than to those who don't care and download infringing versions.
You really think your customers will put up with the hassle indefinitly? When there are alternatives available?